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Oezguer, E., Straub, K., Wille, S., Engelmann, U., Dagtekin, O. and Gerbershagen, H. J. (2011). Impact of preoperative pain on postoperative pain chronification. Six-month follow-up after urologic surgery. Urologe, 50 (11). S. 1396 - 1403. HEIDELBERG: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG. ISSN 1433-0563

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Abstract

Background. We examined the influence of preoperative pain on postoperative pain chronification in urological patients. Methods. Pain was determined before operation, immediately afterwards and 3 or 6 months post-surgically. Acute and chronic pain was analysed in detail with regard to severity, grade of chronification and pain intensity. We also assessed patients with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Results. Patients with preoperative pain reported postoperatively higher pain scores compared to patients without preoperative pain. Patients with higher Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale scores reported higher pain scores for the first 7 days after the operation. Three months after surgery 51.2% of all patients and 6 months after surgery 1.2% of all patients reported about pain. Conclusion. Our results give evidence to the fact that preexisting pain prior to surgery has an influence on the postoperative pain course. To avoid chronification adequate therapy of the preexisting pain should be carried out.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Oezguer, E. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Straub, K. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wille, S. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Engelmann, U. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dagtekin, O. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Gerbershagen, H. J. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-486267
DOI:	10.1007/s00120-011-2625-4
Journal or Publication Title:	Urologe
Volume:	50
Number:	11
Page Range:	S. 1396 - 1403
Date:	2011
Publisher:	SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
Place of Publication:	HEIDELBERG
ISSN:	1433-0563
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language CANCER Multiple languages Urology & Nephrology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/48626