Pain Trajectories After Orthopedic Surgery in Older Adults: An Analysis of Predictors and Associations with Postoperative Outcomes

Key Points

• This research aims to examine how postoperative pain varies among older adults undergoing orthopedic surgery and identify predictors of these pain patterns.
• Identified pain trajectories after orthopedic surgery in older adults
• Analyzed baseline and perioperative factors influencing pain
• Investigated associations between pain trajectories and postoperative outcomes
• Identified four distinct pain trajectories among older orthopedic patients
• Certain baseline and perioperative factors significantly influenced pain trajectory types
• Specific pain trajectories correlated with increased adverse postoperative outcomes