Trajectory of pain threshold and its association with acute pain after thoracic surgery: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background Postoperative analgesic management is an ongoing challenge. The pain threshold (PT) is an objective index that reflects the body’s sensitivity to pain and can be used for quantitative pain assessment. We hypothesized that the PT is correlated with postoperative pain and can thus...

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Main Authors: Fei Wang, Meng-Chan Ou, Yi-Hao Zhu, Tao Zhu, Xue-Chao Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02424-w