Acute Postthoracotomy Pain - Impact of Gender

Medical University of Graz346 enrolled

Overview

Adequate analgesia in thoracic surgery is essential to prevent severe postoperative complications, especially respiratory problems. Current knowledge about gender-related differences in pain states generally more frequent and intense pain and more demand for analgesics in women. Results about postsurgical pain in particular are very inconclusive. The investigators tried to find out if gender has an influence on postthoracotomy pain and analgesics requirement.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

346

Conditions

Gender Postoperative Pain Thoracotomy Analgesia

Interventions

ThoracotomyOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * open lung surgery between July 2010 and December 2014 Exclusion Criteria: * redo-thoracotomy * chest wall or rib resection * other approach than lateral thoracotomy * additional incision at other site (e.g. laparotomy) * chest trauma * mesothelioma * hemofiltration or haemodialysis * longer than one day stay at intensive care unit * pre-existent chronic pain and/or chronic opioid intake * short stay in hospital

Locations (1)

Medical University of Graz, Division of Thoracic and Hyperbaric Surgery

Graz, Styria, Austria

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual Analogue Scores

Time frame: first 5 postoperative days

Analgesics requirement

Time frame: first 5 postoperative days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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