Key result
Persistent postoperative pain at rest at 12 months occurred in 29% of patients following cardiac surgery, with women experiencing worse pain intensity and interference than men.
Why the study?
Do pain experiences and predictors of persistent postoperative pain differ between men and women during the first year following cardiac surgery?
Cohort (n=416)
Do pain experiences and predictors of persistent postoperative pain differ between men and women during the first year following cardiac surgery?
Women experience worse persistent pain intensity and interference at 12 months post-cardiac surgery compared to men, suggesting a need for sex-targeted pain education and management.
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Persistent pain after cardiac surgery may differ by sex; this Level 3 cohort analysis leaves open tailored interventions.
Bjørnnes et al. (2016) conducted a cohort in Postoperative pain after cardiac surgery (n=416). Female sex vs. Male sex was evaluated on Worst pain intensity (Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form) and persistent postoperative pain at 12 months. Persistent postoperative pain at rest at 12 months occurred in 29% of patients following cardiac surgery, with women experiencing worse pain intensity and interference than men.
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