Retrospective Analysis of Factors Affecting Chronic Postoperative Pain After Thoracotomy

Completed

• Conditions: Thoracotomy; Chronic Pain Syndrome
• Interventions: Procedure: thoracotomy

• Registration Number: NCT05501977
• Lead Sponsor: Ankara University

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-08-18
• Primary Completion: 2022-05-20
• Study Completion: 2022-07-25
• Status Verified: 2022-08
• Study First Submitted: 2022-08-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-08-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-08-12
• Study First Posted: 2022-08-16
• Last Update Posted: 2022-08-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 89

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
patients without chronic pain after thoracotomy	thoracotomy	patients without chronic pain after thoracotomy
patients with chronic pain after thoracotomy	thoracotomy	patients with chronic pain after thoracotomy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of patients who had chronic pain after thoracotomy	3 months	number of patients who had chronic pain after thoracotomy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
type of analgesic	3 months	analgesic methods used for acute postoperative pain

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cigdem Yildirim Guclu; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey