Pain Catastrophizing Throughout the Perioperative Period in Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis

Discussion: These findings demonstrate that pain catastrophizing in adolescents changes over the perioperative period. Observing changes in pain catastrophizing throughout the perioperative period may help in recognizing when patients are most vulnerable during this time. Decreasing pain catastrophizing before surgery or in the acute postoperative period through therapies that target pain catastrophizing may help reduce the patient’s likelihood of experiencing unfavorable postoperative outcomes.
Source: The Clinical Journal of Pain - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research