Open cardiac surgery with sternotomy: Factors affecting the occurrence of chronic pain in patients undergoing open cardiac surgery with sternotomy will be investigated.
Study summary
Chronic pain is common complication of surgery procedures. Rates of mortalits is getting lower in cardiac surgery. This situation has brought us to focus morbidity and long term life quality. Previous study show that chronic pain after cardiac surgery is experienced 11-40% patient. Multifactorial causes play a role in chronic pain etiology. The aim of our study is to determine the causes of chronic pain in patients who underwent sternotomy.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
* Between the ages of 18-80
* BMI 18-35 kg/m2
* ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) Scoring I-II-III
* Elective open coronary artery bypass graft surgery
* Elective open heart valve surgery
* Patients who will undergo general anesthesia
* Patients who agree to participate in the study and sign a form
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients under 18 and over 80 years of age
* Patients who do not want to participate in the study
* Patients with advanced organ failure (liver failure, renal failure)
* Patients with chronic pain or chronic opioid use
* Patients with alcohol, substance or drug addiction
* Patients planned for surgery with thoracotomy
* Patients with a history of previous sternotomy (redo)
* Patients with limited cooperation such as dementia, psychiatric disorders
* Pregnant and breastfeeding patients will be excluded from the study.
* Patients who cannot communicate in their native language will be excluded from the study
Primary outcome measure(s)
Self-leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and sign findings in 3rd months. — 3rd postoperative month Patients' self-Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and sign (S-LANSS) findings will be evaluated in the 3rd postoperative month. Patients with an S-LANSS score of 12 and above will be diagnosed with chronic neuropathic pain.
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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