Postsurgical Pain After Cardiac Surgery—An Update on the Evidence

Postsurgical Pain After Cardiac Surgery—An Update on the Evidence [1]

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Kari Hanne Gjeilo

This article is part of CTSNet’s Guest Editor Series, CONNECTING Patients, Clinicians, and Outstanding Cardiac Care Through Nursing and Allied Professional Research [3]. Guest editors Jill Ley and Tara Bartley have curated a robust collection of content that shares the knowledge, techniques, and insights of several distinguished experts from around the world.

Pain is a big concern for most patients after cardiac surgery. Each surgical intervention is associated with the patient’s perception of pain, and every surgical patient may feel it in a different way. This presentation is about postsurgical pain after cardiac surgery, which remains a clinical challenge. The presentation will provide an update on some of the evidence related to postsurgical pain.

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Gjeilo KH, Stenseth R, Klepstad P. Risk factors and early interventions to prevent chronic postsurgical pain following cardiac surgery. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2014;14(59:335-42.

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Cardiac [5]

Critical Care [6]

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Guest Editor Series [7]