Is General Anesthesia for Peripheral Vascular Surgery Correlated with Impaired Outcome in Patients with Cardiac Comorbidity? A Closer Look into the Nationwide Danish Cohort.

Objective: General anesthesia (GA) may impair outcome after vascular surgery. The use of anticoagulant medication is often used in patients with cardiac comorbidity. Regional anesthesia (RA) requires planning of discontinuation before neuraxial blockade(s) in this subgroup.

Pain trajectories and neuropathic pain symptoms following lung cancer surgery: A prospective cohort study.

Background: Persistent postsurgical pain (PPSP) after lung cancer surgery is common and current definitions are based on evaluations at a single time point after surgery. Pain intensity and symptoms may however fluctuate and change over time, and be impacted by multiple and shifting factors. Studies of postoperative recovery patterns and transition from acute to chronic pain are needed for further investigation of preventive measures and treatments to modify unfavourable recovery paths.

Intravenous dexamethasone in pain treatment after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

Introduction: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive procedure. Despite being less invasive than thoracotomy, post-operative pain remains a significant clinical problem. The aim of this study was to investigate if perioperative intravenous (IV) dexamethasone improves pain management in VATS.

Neuropathic pain after orthopaedic surgery with continuous peripheral nerve block.

Introduction: Continuous peripheral nerve blocks (cPNBs) have shown favourable post-operative pain control results but may be associated with a risk for long-term neurological complications. This study sought to examine factors associated with persistent post-operative pain and potential neuropathy after orthopaedic lower-limb surgery with the use of post-operative cPNB.

Methods: Patients who underwent lower limb orthopaedic procedures with cPNBs between November 2021 to May 2022 were included.

Outpatient pain service in trauma and orthopaedic surgery.

Introduction: Chronic pain is a common complication after surgery and trauma. The incidence of chronic pain may potentially be reduced by effective management of severe acute pain, in hospital and during the subacute post-operative phase at home.

Methods: This was a cohort study from an outpatient follow-up service for patients with pain at discharge after orthopaedic surgery and trauma in a level 1 university hospital setting.