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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Chronic postsurgical pain after minimally invasive adrenalectomy: prevalence and impact on quality of life

 

All patients

n = 328

Patients with CPSP

n = 49

Patients without CPSP

n = 279

Age at time of surgery (y)

54.1 ± 12.3

50.6 ± 11.9

54.7 ± 12.2

Sex (male)

172 (52.4%)

20 (40.8%)

152 (54.5%)

BMI (kg m− 2)

27.8 ± 4.7

29.1 ± 5.9

27.5 ± 4.5

ASA-score, n (%)

 ASA 1

13 (4.0)

1 (2.0)

12 (0.7)

 ASA 2

242 (73.8)

31 (63.3)

211 (75.6)

 ASA 3

73 (22.3)

17 (34.7)

56 (20.1)

Diabetes Mellitus, n (%)

51 (15.5)

6 (12.2)

45 (16.1)

Preoperative pain, n (%)

49 (14.9)

12 (24.5)

37 (13.3)

Preoperative pain medication, n (%)

 None

276 (84,1)

38 (77.6)

238 (85.3)

 Paracetamol

12 (3.7)

4 (8.2)

8 (2.9)

 NSAID

8 (2.4)

3 (6.1)

5 (1.8)

 Opioid

16 (4.9)

3 (6.1)

13 (4.7)

 Other

16 (4.9)

1 (2)

15 (5.4)

Psychological: n (%)

 - Psychogenic gait disorder

2 (0.6)

1 (2)

1 (0.4)

 - Depression

4 (1.2)

4 (1.4)

 - Panic disorder

6 (1.8)

1 (2)

3 (1.1)

 - Gilles de la Tourette

1 (0.3)

1 (0.4)

History of neurological disease, n (%)

89 (27.1)

13 (26.5)

76 (27.2)

History of abdominal surgery, n (%)

101 (30.8)

19 (38.8)

82 (29.4)

Indication of adrenalectomy, n (%)

 Primary aldosteronism

164 (50)

18 (36.7)

146 (52.3)

 Pheochromocytoma

75 (23)

16 (32.7)

59 (21.1)

 Cushing’s syndrome

43 (13)

8 (16.3)

35 (12.5)

 Other

46 (14)

7 (14.3)

39 (14.0)

Side of adrenalectomy (left / right / both), n (%)

169 (51.5) / 139 (42.4) / 20 (6.1)

30 (61.2) / 16 (32.7) / 3 (6.1)

139 (50) / 123 (44.1) / 17 (6.1)

Type of procedure, n (%)

 Transperitoneal

172 (52.4)

34 (69.4)

138 (49.5)

 Retroperitoneoscopic

156 (47.6)

15 (30.6)

141 (50.5)

Duration of surgery (min)

93.7 ± 44.3

99 ± 44.1

92.8 ± 44.4

Blood loss (mL)

47.7 ± 134.1

62 ± 164.7

45.2 ± 128,2

Tumor diameter (mm)

2.8 ± 2.3

3.5 ± 2.6

2.6 ± 2.2

Length of hospital stay (days)

3.8 ± 1.7

4.3 ± 2.1

3.7 ± 1.5

Conversion to transperitoneal /open procedure, n (%)

16 (4.9) / 2 (0.6)

1 (2) / 1 (2)

7 (2.5) / 5 (1.8)

Complications by Clavien-Dindo class, n (%)

 No complication

294 (89.6)

39 (79.6)

255 (91.4)

 Clavien-Dindo I

15 (4.6)

3 (6.1)

12 (4.3)

 Clavien-Dindo II

11 (3.3)

3 (6.1)

8 (2.9)

 Clavien-Dindo III

8 (2.4)

4 (8.2)

4 (1.4)

Follow-up time since surgery, n (%)

  < 2 y

60 (18.3)

11 (22.4)

49 (17.6)

 2–3 y

78 (23.8)

19 (38.8)

59 (21.1)

 4–5 y

73 (22.3)

9 (18.4)

64 (22.9)

 6–7 y

61 (18.6)

4 (8.2)

57 (20.4)

 8–9 y

28 (8.5)

2 (4.1)

26 (9.3)

 10–11 y

25 (7.6)

4 (8.2)

21 (7.5)

  > 11 y

3 (0.9)

0

3 (1.1)

  1. Categorical variables are presented as n (%); continuous variables are presented as mean ± SD
  2. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, BMI Body mass index, NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, y years