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Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) is a relatively common complication after cardio‐thoracic operations with well‐known consequences in terms of return to normal activities and quality of life. Little is known about… Click to show full abstract
Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) is a relatively common complication after cardio‐thoracic operations with well‐known consequences in terms of return to normal activities and quality of life. Little is known about the prevalence and severity of CPSP after minimally invasive cardiac surgery. The aim of this study was to measure the rate of CPSP in patients undergoing right minithoracotomy mitral valve (MV) surgery and to compare the effectiveness of different approaches to pain control.
Keywords:
minithoracotomy mitral;
postsurgical pain;
chronic postsurgical;
mitral valve;
right minithoracotomy;
quality life
Journal Title: Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Year Published: 2022
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Journal Title: Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Year Published: 2022
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