Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome: seldom severe, often neuropathic, treated unspecific, and insufficient

Abstract. Background:. Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome (PTPS) is reported with a prevalence ranging between 33% and 91% in literature. However, the difference between open (TT) and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) concerning the prevalence and neuropathic character of PTPS has not yet been syst...

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Main Authors: Sven Arends, Andreas B. Böhmer, Marcel Poels, Marc Schieren, Aris Koryllos, Frank Wappler, Robin Joppich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-04-01
Series:PAIN Reports
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/painrpts/fulltext/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000810