From: Prevalence of pain 6 months after surgery: a prospective observational study
Joint | Back | Uro | p* | |
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Chronic preoperative paina [%] | 79.2 | 43.8 | 18.8 | <.001 |
Preoperative (mean, SD)b | 7.2 (2.3) | 6.8 (2.6) | 1.6 (2.6) | <.001 |
2 days postoperative (mean, SD)b | 4.8 (2.7) | 4.5 (2.9) | 4.2 (2.7) | .136 |
6 months postoperative (mean, SD)b | 2.9 (2.6) | 3.6 (2.9) | 1.1 (1.9) | <.001 |
Analgesics at endpoint (%)c | 35.3 | 41.3 | 7.3 | <.001 |
Non-Opioids at endpoint (%)c | 31.3 | 34.4 | 6.0 | <.001 |
Opioids at endpoint (%)c | 8.7 | 13.6 | 2.0 | .001 |