Is chronic postsurgical pain surgery-induced? A study of persistent postoperative pain following breast reconstruction.

CONCLUSIONS: The substantial rate of preoperative pain and comparable prevalence of preoperative and postoperative pain ratings suggest that persistent pain after breast reconstruction may not necessarily reflect surgery-induced pain. Future research will need to determine those factors that contribute to long-term pain following breast reconstruction. PMID: 29145033 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29145033?dopt=Abstract

Source: Breast - November 13, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Roth RS, Qi J, Hamill JB, Kim HM, Ballard TNS, Pusic AL, Wilkins EG Tags: Breast Source Type: research