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ReviewJournal of pain research2021

COVID-Pain: Acute and Late-Onset Painful Clinical Manifestations in COVID-19 - Molecular Mechanisms and Research Perspectives.

Marco Cascella, Alfredo Del Gaudio, Alessandro Vittori, Sabrina Bimonte, Paola Del Prete, Cira Antonietta Forte, Arturo Cuomo, Elvio De Blasio

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Review in Journal of pain research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
40citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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.

2 · The registry

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Endometriosis and COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  9. Virally-initiated pain states: phenotypes, mechanisms, and future directions.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025
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  10. Beyond the acute: pain in long COVID survivors at 1.5 years.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
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  14. Cut-off values of one-minute sit-to-stand test for determining physical performance in mild-post-COVID-19 individuals.Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR · 2024
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  16. Post-COVID Patients With New-Onset Chronic Pain 2 Years After Infection: Cross-Sectional Study.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · 2023
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  18. Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2: Musculoskeletal Conditions and Pain.Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marco CascellaDivision of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-"Fondazione G. Pascale", Naples, 80131, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5236-3132
Alfredo Del GaudioDSC Anestesia e Rianimazione 2, IRCCS Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, 71013, FG, Italy.
Alessandro VittoriDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, ARCO, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2377-3765
Sabrina BimonteDivision of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-"Fondazione G. Pascale", Naples, 80131, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5408-9675
Paola Del PreteDirezione Scientifica, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-"Fondazione G. Pascale", Naples, 80131, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4078-1860
Cira Antonietta ForteDivision of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-"Fondazione G. Pascale", Naples, 80131, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7758-5199
Arturo CuomoDivision of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-"Fondazione G. Pascale", Naples, 80131, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1165-6713
Elvio De BlasioDSC Anestesia e Rianimazione 2, IRCCS Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, 71013, FG, Italy.
Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale" · ITCasa Sollievo della Sofferenza · ITBambino Gesù Children's Hospital · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although the respiratory manifestations of COVID-19 are predominant, signs and symptoms of an extra-pulmonary involvement are usually encompassed among the clinical picture of the disease. Several painful manifestations can occur during the acute phase but also as short- or long-term complications. Myalgia, joint pain, sore throat, abdominal pain, chest pain, and headache usually accompany respiratory symptoms, but they can also occur as isolated clinical findings or can be expressed regardless of the severity of COVID-19. On these premises, given the vast spectrum of clinical manifestations and the complexity of their pathogenesis, it would be more appropriate to refer to "COVID-pain", an umbrella term useful for encompassing all these clinical manifestations in a separate chapter of the disease. In this scenario, we addressed the topic from a molecular perspective, trying to provide explanations for the underlying pathophysiological processes. Consequently, this narrative review is aimed at dissecting the mechanisms of acute and chronic painful manifestations, summarizing fundamental concepts on the matter, controversies, current research gaps, and potential developments in this field.

Indexed as

COVID-19COVID-19 complicationsCOVID-painSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID34408485
PMCPMC8364364
OpenAlexW3192953097

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