Psychological Predictors of Acute Postoperative Pain After Hysterectomy for Benign Causes

Discussion: Hysterectomy patients at risk for high APOP intensity could be characterized by the psychological variables used, whereas their predictive value for analgesic consumption was limited. The high predictive potency of pain-specific psychological variables should be considered for further improvement of pain management and prevention, because pain-specific variables such as pain anxiety can be the target of focal psychological interventions when preparing for surgery.
Source: The Clinical Journal of Pain - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research