Mireille Michel-Cherqui, Julien Fessler, Pascaline Dorges, Barbara Szekély, Edouard Sage, Matthieu Glorion, Marc Fischler, Valéria Martinez, Mathilde Labro, Alexandre Vallée, Morgan Le Guen
PURPOSE: Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome (PTPS) and chronic postsurgical neuropathic pain (CPNP) were evaluated 4 months after thoracic surgery whether the approach was a posterolateral (PL) incision or the less invasive axillary (AX) one. METHODS: Patients, 79 in each group, undergoing a thoracotomy between July 2014 and November 2015 were analyzed 4 months after surgery in this prospective monocentric cohort study. RESULTS: More PL patients suffered PTPS (60...
August 13, 2023: Journal of Anesthesia