Key result
Elective noncardiac surgery was associated with high postoperative pain, with mean maximum pain scores decreasing minimally from 6.3 on Day 1 to 5.6 on Day 3 (P=0.0001).
Population
Patients undergoing elective noncardiac surgery (common major surgical procedures)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 days postoperatively
Authors
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May indicate need for better perioperative pain control; leaves open optimal strategies for prospective trials.
Observational
Absolute Event Rate: 6.3% vs 5.6%
p-value: p=0.0001
Patients experience relatively high pain scores with minimal decreases over the first 3 postoperative days after elective noncardiac surgery, highlighting the need for more effective pain management.
Lynch et al. (1997) conducted an observational in Pain after elective noncardiac surgery. Elective noncardiac surgery was evaluated on Mean maximum pain score over the previous 24 hours (Postoperative Day 1 vs Day 3) (p=0.0001). Elective noncardiac surgery was associated with high postoperative pain, with mean maximum pain scores decreasing minimally from 6.3 on Day 1 to 5.6 on Day 3 (P=0.0001).
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