Chronic Pain After Cardiothoracic Surgery

Indonesia University96 enrolled

Overview

This is a prospective cohort study to estimate prevalence of chronic pain after cardiothoracic surgery

This is a prospective cohort study of all patients undergo cardiothoracic elective surgery in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital using general anesthesia. Patients with emergency surgery, history of psychologic and neurologic disease which cannot reliably state their pain score, cannot communicate well, and disagree to follow the research will be exempted. The pain score will be recorded one week after surgery during walk-in consultation, followed by 3 months and 6 months after surgery via telecommunication.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Pain Thoracic Chronic Pain Syndrome

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergo elective sternotomy and/or thoracotomy using general anesthesia * Patients agree to follow the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergo emergency sternotomy or thoracotomy * Patients with pyschological and neurological disorder, that it is not reliable to determine the pain intensity * Patients who cannot communicate * Patients disagree to follow the study

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual Analog Scale

Pain score to assess pain intensity

Time frame: 1 week after surgery

Visual Analog Scale

Pain score to assess postoperative pain intensity

Time frame: 3 months after surgery

Visual Analog Scale

Pain score to assess postoperative pain intensity

Time frame: 6 months after surgery

Central Contacts

Ratna F Soenarto, Consultant

CONTACT

81310538988 fida.soenarto@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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