Impact of Postoperative Transitional Pain on Recovery After Thoracic Surgery

Impact of Postoperative Transitional Pain on Recovery After Thoracic Surgery

Postoperative transitional pain corresponds to the pain occuring between acute postoperative pain and chronic postsurgical pain (defined as pain persisting for at least 3 months after surgery). We hypothesized that both trajectory and neuropathic component of transitional pain may influence the quality of recovery after thoracic surgery. To test this, we designed an observational study to identify risk factors for incomplete recovery assessed through the QoR-15 questionnaire.

Inclusion Criteria:

• adult patients
• patients scheduled for thoracic surgery (thoracotomy or video-assisted thoracic surgery or surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome)
• patients who do not object to the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients non francophone
• emergency surgery or revision surgery
• patients already included in the study during the previous 6 months