ArticleScientific reports2023
Predictors of postoperative pain six months after breast surgery.
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- Incidence and risk factors of persistent postoperative pain after cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Pooled it
- Cancer pain.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026Review
- Predisposing Factors for Chronic Post-Surgical Pain After Thoracic Surgery: A Scoping Review with Quantitative Synthesis.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Feasibility of a Green Breast Surgery Protocol to Reduce Carbon Footprint of Care: BuGS Trial Interim Results.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Cancer pain: molecular mechanisms and management.Molecular biomedicine · 2025Review
- Hydrocodone Rescheduling and Opioid Prescribing Disparities in Breast Cancer Patients.Cancers · 2025Article
- Association of loneliness with the risk of pain in older Chinese adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Efficacy of Muscle Energy and Mulligan Mobilization Techniques for the Upper Extremities and Posture after Breast Cancer Surgery with Axillary Dissection: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2023Review
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Abstract
Breast cancer, with a high prevalence and survival rate, leads to long-term complications. A major sequel is acute or chronic postoperative pain, and we investigated the possible relationship with clinical and psychological variables. Patients undergoing breast surgery filled out the loneliness (ULS-8) and depression (HADS) questionnaires. Patients rated their pain intensity with the Numerical Rating Scale (0-10, NRS) two days, seven days, and six months after surgery. Of 124 patients, the mean age was 45.86 years old, and the pain scores on the second and seventh postoperative days were 5.33 and 3.57, respectively. Sixth-month pain was significantly correlated with the acute scores with a mean of 3.27; and in the multivariate analysis, it was significantly associated with preoperative pain (p-value = 0.007), self-reported loneliness (p-value = 0.010), and adjuvant radiotherapy (p-value = 0.004). In conclusion, loneliness may be a risk factor for postoperative pain in breast surgery.
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