Risk factors for chronic postsurgical abdominal and pelvic pain

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Title:	Risk factors for chronic postsurgical abdominal and pelvic pain
Author(s):	Rijckevorsel, D.C.M. van; Vries, M. de ; Schreuder, L.T.W.; Wilder-Smith, O.H.G. ; Goor, H. van
Publication year:	2015
Source:	Pain Management, vol. 5, iss. 2, (2015), pp. 107-116
ISSN:	1758-1869
DOI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/PMT.14.47
Publication type:	Article / Letter to editor
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item : http://hdl.handle.net/2066/153894
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Subject:	Radboudumc 10: Reconstructive and regenerative medicine RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences Radboudumc 10: Reconstructive and regenerative medicine RIMLS: Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences Radboudumc 18: Healthcare improvement science RIHS: Radboud Institute for Health Sciences Radboudumc 5: Inflammatory diseases RIMLS: Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences
Organization:	Surgery Rheumatology Anesthesiology
Journal title:	Pain Management
Volume:	vol. 5
Issue:	iss. 2
Page start:	p. 107
Page end:	p. 116
Abstract:	SUMMARY Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) may develop after any surgical procedure, and is a common feature after abdominal and pelvic surgery with a prevalence varying between 10 and 40%. The pathological mechanisms leading to chronic CPSP are probably inflammation, tissue and nerve damage and alterations in central pain processing. The mechanisms in chronic postsurgical abdominal and pelvic pain are poorly studied and research has largely focused on reporting of prevalence and describing risk factors, including patient characteristics, psychological factors, surgical procedure and pre- and acute postoperative pain. In this review, the most important risk factors are discussed, and aiming for preventive, personalized health care, possible methods for prediction of susceptibility and potential strategies for diminishing chronic postsurgical abdominal and pelvic pain are provided.