TY - JOUR
T1 - Chronic pain and thoracic surgery
AU - Erdek, Michael A.
AU - Staats, Peter S.
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PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The development of chronic pain after thoracic surgery is a particularly undesirable yet common complication. As the study of the pathophysiology of chronic pain with regard to the plasticity of the central nervous system advances, new insights are being gained into not only the potential origins of chronic postthoracotomy pain, but also its potential treatment options. Pain that is originally nociceptive in nature in the acute postoperative period after thoracotomy may become neuropathic in time, requiring a different paradigm for its treatment. The ongoing research into the development of chronic pain, including that observed after thoracic surgery, portends the development of further advances in options for its control. The employment of multidisciplinary strategies of pharmacologic, behavioral, and interventional procedural techniques provides the current foundation for the management of this challenging condition.
AB - The development of chronic pain after thoracic surgery is a particularly undesirable yet common complication. As the study of the pathophysiology of chronic pain with regard to the plasticity of the central nervous system advances, new insights are being gained into not only the potential origins of chronic postthoracotomy pain, but also its potential treatment options. Pain that is originally nociceptive in nature in the acute postoperative period after thoracotomy may become neuropathic in time, requiring a different paradigm for its treatment. The ongoing research into the development of chronic pain, including that observed after thoracic surgery, portends the development of further advances in options for its control. The employment of multidisciplinary strategies of pharmacologic, behavioral, and interventional procedural techniques provides the current foundation for the management of this challenging condition.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2004.10.001
DO - 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2004.10.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15707350
AN - SCOPUS:14544295773
SN - 1547-4127
VL - 15
SP - 123
EP - 130
JO - Thoracic surgery clinics
JF - Thoracic surgery clinics
IS - 1
ER -