Postoperative persistent chronic pain: what do we know about prevention, risk factors, and treatment

Abstract Background and objectives: Postoperative persistent chronic pain (POCP) is a serious health problem, disabling, undermining the quality of life of affected patients. Although more studies and research have addressed the possible mechanisms of the evolution from acute pain to chronic postop...

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Main Authors: Durval Campos Kraychete, Rioko Kimiko Sakata, Leticia de Oliveira Carvalho Lannes, Igor Dórea Bandeira, Eduardo Jun Sadatsune
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942016000500505&lng=en&tlng=en