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Risk Factors for Postoperative Pain Intensity in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Disc Surgery: A Systematic Review.
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- Identification of Presurgical Risk Factors for the Development of Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Adults: A Comprehensive Umbrella Review.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
- Postoperative Evaluation of Pain and Disability in Patients Undergoing Spinal Discectomy.Cureus · 2023Article
- Predicting patient-reported outcomes following lumbar spine surgery: development and external validation of multivariable prediction models.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Evaluation of a mobile-application educational intervention on the knowledge, attitude, and practice of patients in postoperative care for lumbar disk herniation surgery: A randomized control trial.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
- The role of catastrophizing and basic psychological needs satisfaction on health-related quality of life and pain in patients with lumbar disc herniation.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Validation of a Model Predicting That Physical Activities Improve Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Japanese Adults with Pain, Dysesthesia, and Kinesiophobia after Lumbar Surgery: Structural Equation Modeling.Pain research & management · 2022Article
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- Role of psychosocial factors on the effect of physical activity on physical function in patients after lumbar spine surgery.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Low-Dose Collagenase Chemonucleolysis Combined with Radiofrequency in the Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation: A 10-Year Retrospective Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- The identification of risk factors for increased postoperative pain following minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2020Article
- An Analysis of Predictors of Persistent Postoperative Pain in Spine Surgery.Current pain and headache reports · 2020Review
- Preoperative Factors Associated with Remote Postoperative Pain Resolution and Opioid Cessation in a Mixed Surgical Cohort: Post Hoc Analysis of a Perioperative Gabapentin Trial.Journal of pain research · 2020Article
- Quantifying the collective influence of social determinants of health using conditional and cluster modeling.PloS one · 2020Observational
- Does the awareness of having a lumbar spondylolisthesis influence self-efficacy and kinesiophobia? A retrospective analysis.Archives of physiotherapy · 2019Article
- Trends of Co-Morbid Depression in Hospitalized Patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: An Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample.Pain and therapy · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesPain relief has been shown to be the most frequently reported goal by patients undergoing lumbar disc surgery. There is a lack of systematic research investigating the course of postsurgical pain intensity and factors associated with postsurgical pain. This systematic review focuses on pain, the most prevalent symptom of a herniated disc as the primary outcome parameter. The aims of this review were (1) to examine how pain intensity changes over time in patients undergoing surgery for a lumbar herniated disc and (2) to identify socio-demographic, medical, occupational and psychological factors associated with pain intensity.
methodsSelection criteria were developed and search terms defined. The initial literature search was conducted in April 2015 and involved the following databases: Web of Science, Pubmed, PsycInfo and Pubpsych. The course of pain intensity and associated factors were analysed over the short-term (≤ 3 months after surgery), medium-term (> 3 months and < 12 months after surgery) and long-term (≥ 12 months after surgery).
resultsFrom 371 abstracts, 85 full-text articles were reviewed, of which 21 studies were included. Visual analogue scales indicated that surgery helped the majority of patients experience significantly less pain. Recovery from disc surgery mainly occurred within the short-term period and later changes of pain intensity were minor. Postsurgical back and leg pain was predominantly associated with depression and disability. Preliminary positive evidence was found for somatization and mental well-being.
conclusionsPatients scheduled for lumbar disc surgery should be selected carefully and need to be treated in a multimodal setting including psychological support.
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