Prediction of chronic post-operative pain: pre-operative DNIC testing identifies patients at risk
D Yarnitsky, Y Crispel, E Eisenberg, Y Granovsky… - Pain, 2008 - Elsevier
Surgical and medical procedures, mainly those associated with nerve injuries, may lead to
chronic persistent pain. Currently, one cannot predict which patients undergoing such
procedures are 'at risk'to develop chronic pain. We hypothesized that the endogenous
analgesia system is key to determining the pattern of handling noxious events, and therefore
testing diffuse noxious inhibitory control (DNIC) will predict susceptibility to develop chronic
post-thoracotomy pain (CPTP). Pre-operative psychophysical tests, including DNIC …
chronic persistent pain. Currently, one cannot predict which patients undergoing such
procedures are 'at risk'to develop chronic pain. We hypothesized that the endogenous
analgesia system is key to determining the pattern of handling noxious events, and therefore
testing diffuse noxious inhibitory control (DNIC) will predict susceptibility to develop chronic
post-thoracotomy pain (CPTP). Pre-operative psychophysical tests, including DNIC …