ReviewJournal of pain research2018
Assessment and pathophysiology of pain in cardiac surgery.
Review in Journal of pain research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 7 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 77 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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.
Effectivity of Bilateral Transversus Thoracis Muscle Plane Block to Reduce Pain and Stress Response After Open Heart Surgery: A Study to Interleukin-6 and Cortisol Plasma Concentration, Total Opioid Dose, and Time to First Opioid
The Efficacy of Pecto-intercostal Fascial Plane Catheters for Reduction of Sternal Pain in Cardiac Surgery Patients With Complete Median Sternotomy: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial
Is Dexmedetomidine Effective at Reducing Pain Scores and Opioid Consumption in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Patients
Intraoperative Cryoanalgesia for Pain Management After Sternotomy: A Randomized Pilot Trial
Ultrasound-guided Bilateral Two Levels Serratus Anterior Plane Block in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery With Median Sternotomy : A Randomized Controlled Trial
Comparison of the Effects of Erector Spinae Plane Block and Transversus Thoracis Muscle Plane Block on Postoperative Recovery in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Surgery
The effect of chair-assisted yoga practice on sleep quality and pain levels in elderly individuals living in nursing homes
Who cites it
77 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 206 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative efficacy of chest wall fascial plane blocks for cardiac surgery via median sternotomy: a network meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Pooled it
- Erector spinae plane block versus intravenous opioid for analgesia in pediatric cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Paediatric anaesthesia · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia in cardiac surgery: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy of Preincisional Ultrasound Guided Pecto-intercostal Fascial Plane Block with Ropivacaine and Fentanyl in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery by Median Sternotomy - A Prospective Single Blinded Randomized Controlled Study.Annals of cardiac anaesthesia · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of elastic therapeutic taping in pain management after median sternotomy: A randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2026Trial
- Continuous serratus anterior block for sternotomy analgesia after cardiac surgery: a single-centre feasibility study.British journal of anaesthesia · 2025Trial
- Clinical Benefits of Parasternal Block with Multihole Catheters when Inserted before Sternotomy.Annals of cardiac anaesthesia · 2025Trial
- Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block in coronary artery bypass surgery: the role of local anesthetic volume-a prospective, randomized study.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2024Trial
- Effects of Ultrasound-Guided Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Block Combined with Perineural or IV Dexmedetomidine on Acute and Chronic Pain After Thoracoscopic Resection of Lung Lesions: A Double-Blind Randomized Trial.Drug design, development and therapy · 2024Trial
- Bilateral Intercostal Cryoanalgesia After Sternotomy for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A Sufficiently Effective and Low-Risk Plane Block: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Modified Parasternal Block in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Sternotomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Propensity score-matched multicentric observational cohort study comparing robotic cholecystectomy with laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Observational
- Improving postoperative pain management after minimally invasive coronary surgery using methadone analgesia and early chest drain removal.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
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- Evaluation of the Effects of Pecto-Intercostal Fascial Plane Blocks on Extubation Time in Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Pectoral-Intercostal Fascial Plane Block for the Management of Resistant Chronic Post-sternotomy Pain Syndrome.Cureus · 2026Article
- Longitudinal analysis of psychometric properties of the Seattle Angina Questionnaire among patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting in Serbia.Population health metrics · 2025Article
- The effect of pain on fear of movement in the early period after open heart surgery according to the fear-avoidance model: the role of moderating factors.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of aromatherapy in pain relief postcardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Management of analgesia in cardiac surgery.Pain management · 2025Review
17 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Analysis of the problem of surgical pain is important in view of the fact that the success of surgical treatment depends largely on proper pain management during the first few days after a cardiosurgical procedure. Postoperative pain is due to intraoperative damage to tissue. It is acute pain of high intensity proportional to the type of procedure. The pain is most intense during the first 24 hours following the surgery and decreases on subsequent days. Its intensity is higher in younger subjects than elderly and obese patients, and preoperative anxiety is also a factor that increases postoperative pain. Ineffective postoperative analgesic therapy may cause several complications that are dangerous to a patient. Inappropriate postoperative pain management may result in chronic pain, immunosuppression, infections, and less effective wound healing. Understanding and better knowledge of physiological disorders and adverse effects resulting from surgical trauma, anesthesia, and extracorporeal circulation, as well as the development of standards for intensive postoperative care units are critical to the improvement of early treatment outcomes and patient comfort.
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