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Risk Factors for Chronic Postoperative Pain After Elective Nephrectomy

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
General Anesthesia
Chronic Pain, Postoperative
Acute Pain, Postoperative
Surgery
Anesthesia
Chronic Pain
Analgesic Drugs
Epidural Analgesia
Nephrectomy
Registration Number
NCT06673979
Lead Sponsor
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)
Brief Summary

Chronic postoperative pain (CPP) is typically defined as pain persisting for 3 months or more after surgery\[1\]. CPP is a common and increasingly prevalent morbidity, leading to long-term psychological issues, reduced quality of life, and impaired functionality\[2\]. To reduce the incidence of CPP, high-risk patients are identified, and various surgical techniques, pharmacological agents, and regional anesthesia techniques are employed\[3\].

The primary aim of our study is to scale chronic pain at 1 hour, 3 months, and 1 year post-nephrectomy using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), ranging from 0 to 10. The secondary aim is to evaluate the effects of factors influencing chronic postoperative pain on the NRS scores.

Detailed Description

Patients gender, age, height(m), weight(kg), body mass index(kg/m2), diagnosis, smoking and alcohol history, comorbidities, surgical technique and duration, complications, lymph node dissection, thrombectomy, adrenalectomy, amount of bleeding(cc), need for blood transfusion, need for intensive care, analgesia technique used, amount of opioids and non-opioid analgesics used perioperatively, amount of vasopressors used, heart rate(bpm) and mean arterial pressure(mmHg) at induction, post-intubation, post-extubation, and 1 hour postoperatively, presence of postoperative pain, chronic analgesic use history(more than 3 uses per week), presence of fibromyalgia, frequent urinary tract infections, diagnosed with central sensitization disorders, bruxism, depression-panic attacks, allergic asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, and migraines will be recorded. The effects of these factors on NRS scores at 1 hour, 3 months, and 1 year postoperatively will be examined.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
220
Inclusion Criteria

-Patients aged 18-90 years,

  • ASA I-IV,
  • undergoing elective nephrectomy under general anesthesia will be included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who cannot be reached by phone and hose who die within the 1-year postoperative period will be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
NRS 1 hour1 hour after the end of the surgery

The patients are asked to rate their pain according to the Numeric Rating Scale (0=no pain; 10=worse possible pain). Patients with NRS equal or higher than 4 are defined as painfull; and, patients with NRS lower than 4 are defined as pain-free

NRS 1 year1 year after the surgery

The patients are asked to rate their pain according to the Numeric Rating Scale (0=no pain; 10=worse possible pain). Patients with NRS equal or higher than 4 are defined as painfull; and, patients with NRS lower than 4 are defined as pain-free

NRS 3 months3 months after the surgery

The patients are asked to rate their pain according to the Numeric Rating Scale (0=no pain; 10=worse possible pain). Patients with NRS equal or higher than 4 are defined as painfull; and, patients with NRS lower than 4 are defined as pain-free

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
need for blood transfusionAt the time of perioperative assesment

How many blood product tranfusions were required?

ageAt the time of preoperative assesment

Age of the patiens as years

heightAt the time of preoperative assesment

Height of the patiens as meter

BMIAt the time of preoperative assesment

body mass index of the patiens as kg/m2

smokingAt the time of preoperative assesment

Data of the patient if they are smoking or not

Amount of opioid and non-opioid analgesics used perioperativelyAt the time of perioperative assesment

Amount of opioid and non-opioid analgesics used perioperatively

GenderAt the time of preoperative assesment

Woman or man

surgical techniqueAt the time of perioperative assesment

radical or partial nephrectomy and open or laparoscopic nephrectomy

surgical durationThe time recorded at the end of the surgery will be reported

How long does the surgery take in minutes?

ComorbiditiesAt the time of preoperative assesment

hipertension, diabetus mellitus, asthma or cardiac disease etc.

additional procedures next to the nephrectomyAt the time of perioperative assesment

lymph node dissection, thrombectomy, adrenalectomy procedures used

need for intensive care unitsAt the time of postoperative assesment, the data evaluated at the end of the surgery will be reported

Whether there is a need for intensive care after surgery

Analgesia techniqueAt the time of perioperative assesment

Epidural analgesia or intravenous analgesia was used as analgesic technique

Amount of vasopressors usedAt the time of perioperative assesment

Amount of vasopressors used at the perioperative period

Value of postoperative acute pain score on NRS score1 hour postoperative period

Value of postoperative acute pain score on NRS score(0:no pain, 10:the worst pain imaginable)

Chronic analgesic use history1 year before the operation

More than 3 uses per a week

Clinical conditions that will be reported under the title of central sensitization disorderAt the time of preoperative assesment

Presence of fibromyalgia, frequent urinary tract infection, bruxism, diagnosed with depression-panic attack, allergic asthma, irritable bowel syndrome and migraines will be recorded.

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