SynthesisThe journal of pain2017
Prevalence and Predictors of Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Anxiety and Chronic Postsurgical Pain Following Ambulatory Surgery in Children
Risk Factors to Develop Chronic Postsurgical Pediatric Pain: An Observational Study
The Adolescent Surgery Experience: A Mixed Methods Analysis
Psychological Assessment of Scoliosis Patients Undergoing Surgical Management (PASS)
Adolescent Surgery Roadmap Feasibility and Acceptability Study
Who cites it
140 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 308 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prognostic factors of chronic postsurgical pain in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of and recommendation for measuring chronic postsurgical pain in children: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Guidelines for treatment of acute pain in children - the consensus statement of the Section of Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy of the Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy.Anaesthesiology intensive therapy · 2022Guideline
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Genetic Risk of Developing Chronic Postsurgical Pain.The journal of painPooled it
- The Effect of Text Messaging on the Postoperative Pain Experience in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Virtual Reality for the Management of Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents Undergoing Nuss Repair of Pectus Excavatum: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR perioperative medicine · 2026Trial
- Effect of perioperative use of parecoxib on chronic post-surgical pain in elderly patients after hepatectomy: a prospective randomized controlled study.BMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2021Trial
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- Chronic postsurgical pain in children: Current evidence and clinical perspectives.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2026Review
- Incidence and Risk Factors for Acute and Persistent Postoperative Pediatric Pain: The 4P Prospective Observational Multicenter Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Article
- Implementation and Evaluation of a Pediatric Pain Assessment Educational Program (PPAEP) for Nurses in a Resource-Limited Setting: A Pilot Study.Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2026Article
- The true experts: codeveloping a preventive psychological intervention for postsurgical pain with patients and caregivers.Pain reports · 2026Article
- Influence of psychological and somatosensory characteristics on treatment outcomes in adolescent chronic postsurgical and primary pain.Pain reports · 2026Article
- Exploring the perioperative experiences of youth undergoing cardiac surgery: A qualitative needs assessment for tailoring a mobile self-management app.Journal of clinical and translational science · 2026Article
- Persistent postoperative pediatric pain: a secondary analysis of the 4P prospective observational multicenter study.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Presurgical Prognostic Factors for Chronic Postsurgical Pain Across Developmental Stages in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Current clinical status of perioperative comfort therapy in pediatric anesthesia in China: a national cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Pain Chronification: Neuroimmune Rationale, Evidence Boundaries, and Trial Design Priorities: A Structured Narrative Review.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Resting-state cortical activity, biomarkers and functional performance identify distinct biopsychosocial phenotypes in young adults with chronic postsurgical pain.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Personalized Perioperative Opioid Strategies in Children: Focus on Methadone, Pharmacogenomics and Prevention of Persistent Postoperative Opioid Use.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Emerging research suggests that pain may persist longer-term for many children after major surgery, with significant effects on their health outcomes. This systematic review identified the prevalence of chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) in children after surgery, and determined presurgical biomedical and psychosocial risk factors associated with CPSP prevalence or severity. Prospective studies assessing CPSP 3 to 12 months after surgery in children 6 to 18 years of age published in English in MedLine, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews since 1996 were eligible for inclusion. Of 16,084 abstracts yielded by the search, 123 full articles were assessed for eligibility, and 12 studies were included in the review. Overall quality of included studies assessed using the Quality in Prognostic Studies tool was low. On the basis of 4 studies with a total of 628 participants across all surgery types, median prevalence of CPSP across studies was 20% (25th percentile = 14.5%, 75th percentile = 38%) at 12 months after surgery. Presurgical pain intensity, child anxiety, child pain coping efficacy, and parental pain catastrophizing were the only presurgical factors identified as predictive of CPSP. Biological and medical factors assessed were not associated with CPSP in any study. Well designed studies examining prevalence and predictors of CPSP are critically needed in children. PERSPECTIVE: In this systematic review, the median prevalence of CPSP in children was 20% across studies. Presurgical pain intensity, and child and parent psychosocial factors predicted CPSP. Additional resources and interventions are needed for youth who report persistent pain after surgery.
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