Regional anesthesia and pain medicine
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Reg Anesth Pain Med
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Reg Anesth Pain Med · May 2020
Long-term incidence of chronic postsurgical pain after thoracic surgery for lung cancer: a 10-year single-center retrospective study.
The long-term incidence of chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) after thoracic surgery has not yet been reported. ⋯ Our study showed a decreasing trend in the incidence of CPSP as well as delayed-onset or recurrent CPSP after thoracic surgery. A better understanding of the progression of CPSP after thoracic surgery may provide important information on its prediction and treatment.