Key result
Unremitted elevated anxiety (<10% of patients) predicted persistent post-surgical pain up to 2 years following cardiac surgery, whereas depression trajectories did not.
Why the study?
Do anxiety and depression trajectories over a 2-year period predict persistent post-surgical pain in cardiac surgery patients?
Population
1071 cardiac surgery patients
Comparison
Anxiety and depression trajectories vs Different trajectory subgroups
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
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Anxiety/depression trajectories after cardiac surgery merit monitoring; leaves open predictive value for persistent pain.
Cohort (n=1,071)
Do anxiety and depression trajectories over a 2-year period predict persistent post-surgical pain in cardiac surgery patients?
Unremitted elevated anxiety, but not depression, predicts persistent post-surgical pain up to 2 years after cardiac surgery, highlighting the importance of early psychological screening and intervention.
Pagé et al. (2017) conducted a cohort in Cardiac surgery (n=1,071). Anxiety and depression trajectories vs. No anxiety/depression or remitted symptoms was evaluated on Persistent post-surgical pain (PPSP). Unremitted elevated anxiety (<10% of patients) predicted persistent post-surgical pain up to 2 years following cardiac surgery, whereas depression trajectories did not.
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