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March 17, 2026Cureus0 citationsOpen Access

Incidence And Risk Factors For Ipsilateral Shoulder Pain After Thoracic Surgery

Incidence and Risk Factors for Ipsilateral Shoulder Pain Following Thoracic Surgery

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ATAbe TomoharuYMYuta Mitobe

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Retrospective study finds significant incidence of shoulder pain post-thoracic surgery, indicating specific risk factors.

Key Points

  • The aim is to determine how common ipsilateral shoulder pain (ISP) is after thoracic surgery and what factors contribute to it.
  • Conducted a single-center, retrospective observational study
  • Included patients aged ≥20 years undergoing thoracic surgery in lateral decubitus position
  • Compared perioperative variables between ISP and non-ISP groups
  • Performed logistic regression analysis on significant variables
  • 35.4% of patients developed ipsilateral shoulder pain (ISP)
  • Prolonged lateral positioning (≥210 minutes) and surgical type (lobectomy, partial lung resection) were linked to ISP
  • Significant differences noted in height, BMI, disease, anesthesia time, and other variables

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Tomoharu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b8f0f0deb47d591b8c58edhttps://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.105238
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