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NCT Number: NCT05501977

Retrospective Analysis of Factors Affecting Chronic Postoperative Pain After Thoracotomy

The aim of this retrospective study is to determine the factors affecting the development of chronic pain in patients with thoracotomy in the Thoracic Surgery Operating Rooms of İbn-i Sina Hospital. By identifying these factors, it is aimed to apply the necessary treatments to prevent the development of chronic pain and to improve patient outcomes.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Pain Syndrome Thoracotomy

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Cigdem Yildirim Guclu

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

The study included 229 patients ASA 1, 2 and 3, 18 years of age and older, who underwent elective thoracotomy in Ankara University İbn-i Sina Hospital, Thoracic Surgery operating room between 01.01.2016 and 31.12.2020. The medical files and electronic records of the patients were scanned from the system. Age, gender, weight, ASA score, smoking, comorbidities (hypertension, diabetes), drug use, malignancy, chemotherapy history, radiotherapy history, intraoperative and postoperative analgesia method, duration of acute pain, type of surgery, duration of surgery, duration of anesthesia, rib resection, number of chest tubes and duration time, time to apply to the pain clinic, and the analgesic method applied were recorded.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • asa 1,2 and 3
  • 18 year of age and older
  • underwent elective thoracotomy

Exclusion criteria

  • ASA 4 and 5, emergency or trauma thoracotomy, patients with malignancy infiltrating the chest wall, more than one thoracotomy performed, patients whose cardiovascular or cerebrovascular or musculoskeletal system was affected at a level that would affect their daily activities after surgery, and patients with insufficient data for various reasons

Treatment and study plan

thoracotomy

Procedure

thoracic surgery for pulmonary diseases

Primary outcomes

  1. number of patients who had chronic pain after thoracotomy

    Time frame: 3 months

    number of patients who had chronic pain after thoracotomy

Secondary outcomes

  1. type of analgesic

    Time frame: 3 months

    analgesic methods used for acute postoperative pain

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ankara University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Aug 16, 2022
Registry last updated
Aug 16, 2022

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