Publications by authors named "Emma Lappalainen"

: Psychological factors impact patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). This study assessed the influence of preoperative anxiety, depression, and resilience on postoperative pain interference and life satisfaction one year after spine surgery. : This study was a secondary analysis of a study involving 120 patients who underwent elective spine surgery and were randomly assigned to receive either tramadol-paracetamol (37.

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Objectives: Multimodal pain management is one component in enhanced recovery after surgery protocol. Here we evaluate the efficacy of tramadol-paracetamol in acute postoperative pain and pain outcome at 12 months after spine surgery in randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Methods: We randomized 120 patients undergoing spine surgery to receive, for add-on pain management, two tramadol-paracetamol 37.

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Background: There is sparse information about postoperative pain after short stay surgery. We explored the incidence of immediate postoperative pain and its relationship with persistent pain or opioid use 2 weeks after surgery.

Methods: This was a subgroup analysis of prospective and controlled data from adult patients (n = 931) who underwent short-stay surgery in a tertiary care hospital.

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