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8837797

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-9
pubmed:abstractText
The incidence, magnitude, and duration of acute pain experienced by neurosurgical patients after various brain operations are not precisely known, because of a lack of well-designed clinical and epidemiological studies. We assessed these important pain variables in 37 consecutive patients who underwent various brain neurosurgical procedures. Postoperative pain was more common than generally assumed (60%). In two-thirds of the patients with postoperative pain, the intensity was moderate to severe. Pain most frequently occurred within the first 48 hours after surgery, but a significant number of patients endured pain for longer periods. Pain was predominantly superficial (86%), suggesting somatic rather than visceral origin and possibly involving pericranial muscles and soft tissues. Subtemporal and suboccipital surgical routes yielded the highest incidence of postoperative pain. Age and sex were significantly associated with the onset of pain, with female and younger patients reporting higher percentages of postoperative pain. Psychological Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory profiles of patients with and without pain significantly differed on the Hypochondriasis scale, with patients without pain scoring unexpectedly higher than patients with pain. It is possible that hypochondriasis serves as a defense mechanism against pain, at least in some patients. Results of this pilot study indicate that postoperative pain after brain surgery is an important, although neglected, clinical problem, that deserves greater attention by surgical teams, to provide better and more appropriate treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0148-396X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
466-9; discussion 469-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Postoperative pain in neurosurgery: a pilot study in brain surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Neurosurgery, University of Milano, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article