Development and validation of a clinical prediction score for poor postoperative pain control following elective spine surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: Inadequate pain control is common after spine surgery. The internally validated CAPPS score based on 7 easily acquired variables accurately predicted the probability of experiencing poorly controlled pain after spine surgery. PMID: 32932227 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - September 14, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Yang MMH, Riva-Cambrin J, Cunningham J, Jetté N, Sajobi TT, Soroceanu A, Lewkonia P, Jacobs WB, Casha S Tags: J Neurosurg Spine Source Type: research