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The Effects of Hypnosis on Acute Pain Among Adolescents Undergoing Surgical Pectus Excavatum Repair
… every year. Unfortunately, severe post-surgical pain is common. Children are at risk for the development of chronic postsurgical pain and the deterioration of their health-related quality of life when moderate to severe postsurgical pain exists one month after a surgical procedure. Despite the …
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Investigating Mechanisms In Nociceptors Driving Ongoing Activity and Ongoing Pain
<p>Ongoing (apparently spontaneous) pain at rest is a major complaint of patients suffering from many forms of acute and chronic pain, including acute and persistent postsurgical pain. Accumulating evidence suggests ongoing activity in nociceptors is a major driver of ongoing pain. Ongoing activity …
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A behavioral intervention to reduce presurgical anxiety
… Stress Rating Scale, a recovery inventory, and postsurgical pain ratings. Physiological measures consisted of pulse, respiration, blood pressure, skin temperature, and blood lactates. Recovery variables were taken on amount of pain medication taken, number ·of days in the hospital, · vomiting, …
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Behavioral Insights Into Nociceptor Function: A Systematic Approach to Understanding Postsurgical and Neuropathic Pain Mechanisms In Rats
<p>Postsurgical and neuropathic pain are each clinically common, and often associated with ongoing pain. Ongoing pain has been linked to ongoing activity (OA) in human C-fiber nociceptors. Preclinical studies using rodent neuropathic models have concentrated on allodynia driven by OA generated in …
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Retrospective chart review of surgical patients and chronic pain
BACKGROUND: Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) affects 10-30% of surgical patients and is associated with prolonged suffering, which may lead to a diminished quality of life (QOL). Thus, efforts to mitigate the incidence of CPSP have expanded, focusing on identifying risk factors and using new …