ArticleBritish journal of pain2024
Prevalence and determinants of chronic pain and persistent opioid use after surgery: A review of systematic reviews.
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- Patient-related risk factors for new persistent opioid use after surgery among opioid-naïve individuals in the United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2026Pooled it
- Persistent neuropathic-like pain phenotype after arthroscopic repair of massive rotator cuff tears: occurrence, associated factors, and a preoperative four-domain risk score.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Patient-reported outcomes, postoperative pain and pain relief after day-case surgery (POPPY): chronic post-surgical pain prevalence and associations.Anaesthesia · 2026Article
- Efficacy and safety of perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion for chronic postoperative pain.Chinese medical journal · 2026Article
- Hybrid Hydrogels in Pain Management Application: A Comprehensive Review.Clinical pharmacology : advances and applications · 2026Review
- A nurse-led transitional pain service: opioid tapering and early postoperative screening for neuropathic pain characteristics - an observational cohort study.Scandinavian journal of pain · 2026Observational
- Challenges in pain management and opioid prescribing practices following traumatic injury: a focus group study with orthopedic surgeons and general practitioners.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2025Article
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- Preoperative Opioid Misuse Associations With Delayed Opioid Cessation, Pain, and Negative Affect After Spine Surgery.Neurospine · 2025Article
- Intra- and Postoperative Botulinum Toxin Injection in Postsurgical Pain Management: A Literature Review.Pain research & management · 2025Review
- Postoperative opioid use in Norway-a population-based observational study on patterns of long-term use.BMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2024Observational
- Identification of Presurgical Risk Factors for the Development of Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Adults: A Comprehensive Umbrella Review.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background: Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) and persistent post-operative opioid use (PPOU) are inconsistently defined in published literature. This review comprehensively summarised their definitions, prevalence and determinants from existing systematic reviews or meta-analyses. Methods: Systematic reviews or meta-analyses evaluating the prevalence of CPSP and PPOU in adults after surgeries were retrieved from an electronic database search applying structured search strategies in PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL Plus and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from inception to 31 December 2022. Two reviewers selected systematic reviews, extracted data regarding the definition, prevalence and risk factors of CPSP and PPOU and assessed the quality using the AMSTAR 2 tool. Results: The study identified 6936 records related to chronic pain and persistent opioid use in patients after surgery, of which 24 articles were identified for full-text review. Eighteen systematic reviews were included in this umbrella review, of which five systematic reviews assessed chronic pain in patients who had undergone a surgical procedure, and 13 reviews assessed persistent opioid use after surgery. Despite considerable variations in patient characteristics (from age ≥18 years), types of surgeries, follow-up duration and the definitions of measures, most reviews were of medium to good quality (fulfilled 9-11/16 AMSTAR 2 criteria). The prevalence of CPSP and PPOU, commonly synthesised at 3, 6 or 12 months after surgeries, varied from 5%-58% and 2%-65%, respectively, despite various terminologies, definitions and timing of measures and associated determinants. The prevalence of neuropathic pain in CPSP was obtainable for four surgeries, with 9%-74%. Conclusion: To inform future practice and policy to optimise pain management and opioid safety, consensus on standardising measurements and further studies assessing risk factors associated with CPSP, PPOU and adverse outcomes are needed.
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