ArticleJournal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale2018
Efficacy of postoperative pain management in head and neck cancer patients.
Article in Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05857202 (Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Biomarkers in Correlation to Postoperative Pain Modulation in Surgically Treated Patients With Laryngeal Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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.
Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Biomarkers in Correlation to Postoperative Pain Modulation in Surgically Treated Patients With Laryngeal Cancer
Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Superficial and deep cervical plexus blocks versus patient-controlled analgesia in total laryngectomy; a randomized trial.Pain management · 2025Trial
- Risk factors and development of a predictive nomogram model for acute postoperative pain in oral cancer.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Impact of Patients' Preoperative Psychological Baseline on Postoperative Voice and Quality of Life Following Pharyngo-Laryngectomy with Anterolateral Thigh Flap Reconstruction: A Preliminary Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Factors influencing patient satisfaction in postoperative pain management: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2025Article
- Article
- Article
- Effects of popliteal nerve blocks on postoperative pain management in fibula-free flap patients for head and neck cancer reconstruction.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2024Article
- A retrospective analysis of pain and opioid usage in head and neck free flap reconstruction.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2023Article
- Article
- Sociodemographic Differences in Patient-Reported Pain and Pain Management of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer in a Community Oncology Setting.JCO oncology practice · 2023Article
- Continuous Ropivacaine Peroneal Nerve Infiltration for Fibula Free Flap in Cervicofacial Cancer Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Chronic opioid use following surgery for head and neck cancer patients undergoing free flap reconstruction.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale · 2021Article
- Efficacy of Multimodal Analgesia for Postoperative Pain Management in Head and Neck Cancer Patients.Cancers · 2021Article
- [Multidisciplinary team model for patients with oral cancer and systemic diseases: an expert consensus].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2020Article
- Association of Perioperative Opioid-Sparing Multimodal Analgesia With Narcotic Use and Pain Control After Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction.JAMA facial plastic surgery · 2019Article
- Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundOur study quantifies the effectiveness of perioperative pain control in a cohort of patients undergoing major head and neck surgery with free flap reconstruction. Our long-term goal is to improve pain control and thereby increase mobility, decrease postoperative complications and decrease hospital stay.
methodsA retrospective analysis was performed at a tertiary, academic head and neck surgical oncology program in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015. Pain scores were recorded prospectively. Primary outcomes were frequency of postoperative pain assessments and pain intensity using the numeric rating scale.
resultsThe cohort included 41 patients. Analysis was limited to pain scores recorded from postoperative days 1-14. There was an average of 7.3 pain measurements per day (SD 4.6, range 1-24) with the most frequent monitoring on postoperative days 1-4. Median pain scores ranged from 0 to 4.5 with the highest median score on postoperative day 6. The daily maximum pain scores recorded ranged from 8 to 10 with scores of 10 recorded on postoperative days 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 10. Patients most frequently had inadequate pain control on postoperative days 1, 2, 4, and 5 with the majority occurring on postoperative day 1.
conclusionsPostoperative pain control could be improved at our centre. The frequency of pain assessments is also highly variable. Ongoing measurement, audit, and feedback of analgesic protocol effectiveness is an excellent first step in improving perioperative pain management in patients undergoing major head and neck cancer surgery with free flap reconstruction.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.