Use of regional analgesia to prevent the conversion from acute to chronic pain.
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol
; 35(5): 641-646, 2022 Oct 01.
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| ID: mdl-35942702
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) prevalence has not changed over the past decades what questions the efficacy of preventive strategies. Regional analgesia is used to control acute pain, but preventive effect on CPSP remains debated. Failures and future application of regional analgesia to prevent transition from acute to chronic pain will be discussed. RECENT FINDINGS:
After thoracotomy, perioperative regional analgesia does not seem to prevent CPSP. After breast cancer surgery, paravertebral block might prevent CPSP intensity and impact on daily life up to 12âmonths, particularly in high catastrophizing patients. In knee arthroplasty, perioperative regional analgesia or preoperative genicular nerve neuroablation do not prevent CPSP, although current studies present several bias. The protective role of effective regional analgesia and early pain relief in trauma patients deserves further studies.SUMMARY:
Regional analgesia failure to prevent CPSP development should prompt us to reconsider its perioperative utilization. Patients' stratification, for example high-pain responders, might help to target those who will most benefit of regional analgesia. The impact of regional analgesia on secondary pain-related outcomes such as intensity and neuropathic character despite no difference on CPSP incidence requires more studies. Finally, the preventive effect of regional analgesia targeted interventions on CPSP in patients suffering from severe subacute pain deserves to be assessed.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dor Aguda
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Dor Crônica
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Analgesia
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol
Assunto da revista:
ANESTESIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Bélgica