Prevalence and intensity of persistent post-surgical pain following breast cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.
Br J Anaesth
; 125(3): 346-357, 2020 09.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32611524
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The prevalence and intensity of persistent post-surgical pain (PPSP) after breast cancer surgery are uncertain. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to further elucidate this issue.METHODS:
We searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO, from inception to November 2018, for observational studies reporting persistent pain (≥3 months) after breast cancer surgery. We used random-effects meta-analysis and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations approach to rate quality of evidence.RESULTS:
We included 187 observational studies with 297 612 breast cancer patients. The prevalence of PPSP ranged from 2% to 78%, median 37% (inter-quartile range 22-48%); the pooled prevalence was 35% (95% confidence interval [CI] 32-39%). The pooled pain intensity was 3.9 cm on a 10 cm visual analogue scale (95% CI 3.6-4.2 cm). Moderate-quality evidence supported the subgroup effects of PPSP prevalence for localized pain vs any pain (29% vs 44%), moderate or greater vs any pain (26% vs 44%), clinician-assessed vs patient-reported pain (23% vs 36%), and whether patients underwent sentinel lymph node biopsy vs axillary lymph node dissection (26% vs 43%). The adjusted analysis found that the prevalence of patient-reported PPSP (any severity/location) was 46% (95% CI 36-56%), and the prevalence of patient-reported moderate-to-severe PPSP at any location was 27% (95% CI 10-43%).CONCLUSIONS:
Moderate-quality evidence suggests that almost half of all women undergoing breast cancer surgery develop persistent post-surgical pain, and about one in four develop moderate-to-severe persistent post-surgical pain; the higher prevalence was associated with axillary lymph node dissection. Future studies should explore whether nerve sparing for axillary procedures reduces persistent post-surgical pain after breast cancer surgery.Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dolor Postoperatorio
/
Neoplasias de la Mama
/
Estudios Observacionales como Asunto
/
Dolor Crónico
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
/
Observational_studies
/
Prevalence_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
/
Systematic_reviews
Límite:
Female
/
Humans
Idioma:
En
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article