Factors Associated with Increased Experience of Postoperative Pain after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery

Autor: Renée Allvin, Markus Hartwig, Ragnar Backström, Erik Stenberg
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Obesity Surgery
ISSN: 1708-0428
Popis: Introduction Patients with high body mass index (BMI), pre-existing pain and young age and women seem to experience more postoperative pain. Few studies have, however, addressed these risk factors amongst obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery. The aim of the present study was to evaluate risk factors for postoperative pain following laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. Methods In this cohort study, we used data from the PAIN OUT register for postoperative pain during the first 24 h after surgery. Primary outcome measure was severity of pain after surgery. Multivariate analyses were conducted to evaluate BMI, young age, gender and pre-existing pain as independent risk factors for postoperative pain. Results We included 192 patients in this study. Younger age (B −0.08, 95%CI −0.11 to −0.05/year; p
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