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Zibura AE, Salmon JH, Belda Lopez B, X Lascelles BD, Westermeyer HD. Glaucoma-associated pain results in mechanical sensitivity changes in dogs: A pilot study. Vet Ophthalmol 2020; 24 Suppl 1:116-124. [PMID: 32608141 DOI: 10.1111/vop.12800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To explore the effects of chronic, uncontrolled glaucoma on pressure sensitivity in dogs before and after enucleation of the painful globe. METHODS Client-owned dogs undergoing enucleation for chronic glaucoma with no other sources of pain were enrolled. Normal dogs of similar breeds and skull morphology were enrolled as controls. Craniofacial ratio (CFR) and relative palpebral fissure width (RPFW) were assessed in all patients. Serial mechanical quantitative sensory testing (QST) was performed the day before surgery, and 14, 30, 60, and 120 days after surgery. QST consisted of electronic Von Frey (eVF), and blunt algometry (BA) performed above and below the nonglaucomatous eye, the metacarpus, and metatarsus. Cochet-Bonnet esthesiometry (CB) was also performed on the remaining eye. RESULTS Twelve dogs (6 per group) were included. Compared to baseline values, sensitivity tended to decrease over time (increased thresholds) in treatment dogs while it stayed constant or increased slightly in control dogs. The difference in change from baseline sensitivity between control and treatment groups was significant at day 120 using BA at supraorbital (P = .0153), infraorbital (P = .0209), and metacarpal sites (P = .007) and overall (P = .0470). This divergence was also significant using CB (P = .0470) on the opposite cornea. As patient CFR and RPFWV increased, both eVF (P = .005-.023) and BA (P = .004-.041) increased. CONCLUSIONS Sensitivity to mechanical stimuli decreased both locally and at remote sites in dogs following enucleation for painful chronic glaucoma. Cranial conformation is associated with differences in sensitivity.
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- Ashley E Zibura
- Comparative Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Comparative Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Small Animal Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.,Translational Research in Pain Program, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Small Animal Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.,Translational Research in Pain Program, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.,Comparative Pain Research and Education Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Comparative Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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Zibura AE, Posner LP, Ru H, Westermeyer HD. A preoperative bupivacaine retrobulbar block offers superior antinociception compared with an intraoperative splash block in dogs undergoing enucleation. Vet Ophthalmol 2019; 23:225-233. [PMID: 31566883 DOI: 10.1111/vop.12708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE Investigate nociception differences in dogs undergoing enucleation administered bupivacaine either via preoperative retrobulbar block (pRB) or intraoperative splash block (iSB). METHODS Prospective, randomized, double-masked, clinical comparison study. Dogs undergoing unilateral enucleation were randomized to two groups: one received bupivacaine pRB and saline iSB of the same volume, and the other received saline pRB and bupivacaine iSB. The following intraoperative parameters were recorded: heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), end-tidal CO2 (EtCO2 ); systolic, mean, and diastolic arterial blood pressure (SAP, MAP, and DAP respectively); inspired end-tidal isoflurane concentration (EtISOIns), and expired end-tidal isoflurane concentration (EtISOExp). Pain scores were recorded pre- and postoperatively. Analgesic rescue was documented. Surgical hemorrhage and postoperative bruising and swelling were graded subjectively by the surgeon (HDW) and study coordinator (AEZ). RESULTS A significant (P = .0399) increase from baseline in overall mean heart rate was recorded in iSB bupivacaine patients (n = 11) compared with pRB bupivacaine patients (n = 11), with no significant differences in other intraoperative physiologic parameters, or pain scores. More analgesic rescue events occurred in iSB bupivacaine patients compared to pRB bupivacaine patients. A near-significant increase in intraoperative bleeding (P = .0519), and a significant increase in bruising (P = .0382) and swelling (P = .0223) was noted in the iSB bupivacaine group. CONCLUSIONS Preoperative retrobulbar block bupivacaine is more effective than an iSB bupivacaine at controlling both intraoperative and postoperative nociception in dogs undergoing enucleation. Additionally, iSB causes more postoperative bruising and swelling and may be associated with increased intraoperative hemorrhage.
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- Ashley E Zibura
- Comparative Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Anesthesiology, Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Comparative Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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Holmberg A, Sauter AR, Klaastad Ø, Draegni T, Raeder JC. Pre-operative brachial plexus block compared with an identical block performed at the end of surgery: a prospective, double-blind, randomised clinical trial. Anaesthesia 2017; 72:967-977. [DOI: 10.1111/anae.13939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- A. Holmberg
- Department of Anaesthesiology; Oslo University Hospital; Oslo Norway
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- Department of Research and Development; Division of Emergencies and Critical Care; Oslo University hospital; Oslo Norway
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Inselspital, Bern University Hospital; University of Bern; Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Anaesthesiology; University Hospital of North Norway; Tromsø Norway
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- Department of Anaesthesiology; Oslo University Hospital; Oslo Norway
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- Department of Anaesthesiology; Oslo University Hospital; Oslo Norway
- Medical Faculty; University of Oslo; Oslo Norway
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The effect of post-surgical neuroplasticity on the stability of systemic pain perception: a psychophysical study. Eur J Pain 2012; 16:247-55. [PMID: 22323377 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2011.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Surgery-induced neuroplasticity at spinal and supra-spinal levels is assumed to evoke a clinical acute post-operative pain (cAPOP) experience, which is expressed by allodynia and/or hyperalgesia. It remains unclear whether the systemic pain perception measured outside the incision area remains unchanged and whether it is affected by the presence of cAPOP. AIMS This study explored whether the systemic perception of experimental pain would be altered towards hypersensitivity following elective gynecological surgery unmasked by opioids. METHODS A perioperative psychophysical evaluation of heat pain thresholds (HPT) and pain estimations were obtained in a remote bodily area before and after surgery among 35 women. RESULTS The ratings for both pain dimensions of intensity and unpleasantness remained stable following surgery. However, there was a reduction found in HPT the day after surgery (43.6 ± 2.2 °C to 42.2 ± 3.1 °C, p = 0.002). This reduction was associated with lower HPT measured before surgery (r = .56, p < 0.000) and with higher cAPOP intensity obtained at rest (r = -.44, p = 0.008). CONCLUSIONS This post-surgical allodynia, as reflected by the systemic enhancement of pain perception, may represent plasticity in the central pain pathways at the supra-spinal level. Pre-surgical assessment of a patient's pain perception profile may predict certain pain dimensions of post-surgical pain plasticity. The evaluation of individual pain profiles may contribute to a mechanism-based approach aimed to attenuate the cAPOP.
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Comparison of mesh-plug and Lichtenstein for inguinal hernia repair: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Hernia 2012; 16:541-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s10029-012-0974-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Upper abdominal pain is a dominant feature of chronic pancreatitis. A key phenomenon in this context is hyperalgesia, typically associated with N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor activation. This exploratory study evaluates acute effects of S-ketamine, a noncompetitive N-methyl-d-aspartate antagonist, in modulating generalized hyperalgesia in chronic pancreatitis pain. METHODS In a blinded crossover trial, 10 chronic pancreatitis pain patients received S-ketamine for 3 hrs at 2 μg · kg · min or placebo infusion at an equivalent rate in randomized order. Clinical pain was assessed via visual analog scale (VAS) and short Dutch Language Version McGill Pain Questionnaire (sf-MPQ-DLV). Pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) were measured in dermatome C5, T4, dorsal T10, L1, and L4, and the sum of PPTs (SOPPT) calculated before, at end of, and after infusion. RESULTS Nine patients completed the study. Median pain VAS before infusion was 29 mm at rest, 32 mm during activity; sf-MPQ-DLV score was 4. For the S-ketamine session median SOPPT change at infusion end was significantly higher than in the placebo session (218; interquartile range [IQR], 116-527, versus -123 [IQR, -330 to 24]; P = 0.005) and significant versus preinfusion values (2109 [IQR, 964-3035] vs 1914 [IQR, 842-2884]; P = 0.03). The SOPPT was unchanged versus preinfusion values and similar between groups at 1 hr after infusion end. No significant changes in VAS and sf-MPQ-DLV occurred. CONCLUSIONS S-ketamine infusion is more effective than placebo in increasing PPTs in chronic pancreatitis pain patients immediately after infusion. This effect did not outlast the infusion. Further research is warranted into S-ketamine use for reducing generalized hyperalgesia and chronic pancreatitis pain.
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Nienhuijs SW, Rosman C, Strobbe LJA, Wolff A, Bleichrodt RP. An overview of the features influencing pain after inguinal hernia repair. Int J Surg 2008; 6:351-6. [PMID: 18450528 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2008.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2007] [Revised: 01/25/2008] [Accepted: 02/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pain is a prominent issue in inguinal hernia repair research as its persisting appearance is a severe complication. The interest is also urged by the combination of a high number of repairs with an estimated risk for chronic postoperative pain of 11%. Almost every healthcare provider could encounter this complication. Pain is a complex study subject, mostly defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Various explanatory factors for pain following hernia repair have been reported. Most investigators, however, discuss only a few aspects. In the present review, these factors are collected to provide a more holistic synopsis of pain following hernia repair. It may be a resource for understanding this and other postsurgical pain.
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- S W Nienhuijs
- Catharina Hospital, Department of Surgery, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623 EJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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Martinez V, Fletcher D, Bouhassira D, Sessler DI, Chauvin M. The evolution of primary hyperalgesia in orthopedic surgery: quantitative sensory testing and clinical evaluation before and after total knee arthroplasty. Anesth Analg 2007; 105:815-21. [PMID: 17717244 PMCID: PMC2566636 DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000278091.29062.63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Quantitative sensory testing (QST) allows precise characterization of sensory deficits and painful symptoms and may offer additional information on the pathophysiology of postoperative pain. METHODS We evaluated 20 patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty clinically and with QST before surgery, at 1 and 4 days after surgery, and at 1 and 4 mo after surgery. The clinical evaluation included preoperative pain and inflammation of the operative knee, postoperative assessment of pain at rest and during movement (Visual Analog Scale score), cumulative morphine consumption, and circumference and temperature of both knees. QST included thermal and mechanical (pressure) pain threshold measurements and assessment of responses to suprathreshold stimuli. Brush-evoked allodynia was also evaluated. Measurements were taken on the operative knee, contralateral knee, and on the hand as a control site. RESULTS All patients had prolonged and severe pain before surgery and inflammation of the operative knee. Preoperative QST provided evidence of heat hyperalgesia in the inflammatory area on the operative knee, but absence of punctate or brush-evoked allodynia in the adjacent noninflamed area. Patients had intense postoperative pain, mostly induced by movement. Primary heat hyperalgesia was present on the operative knee on the first and fourth day after surgery, and was associated with punctate mechanical allodynia in the inflammatory area, but not in the adjacent noninflamed area. Postoperative morphine consumption was correlated with preoperative heat hyperalgesia (r = 0.63; P = 0.01). QST returned to baseline at the 4-mo evaluation. Only four patients had moderate knee pain induced by movement at that time. CONCLUSION Heat hyperalgesia was the predominant QST symptom associated with perioperative pain after total knee arthroplasty, and was predictive of postoperative morphine consumption.
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- Valéria Martinez
- Service d'anesthésie
AP-HPHôpital Raymond Poincaré92380 Garches,FR
- Physiopathologie et Pharmacologie Clinique de la Douleur
INSERM : U792Université de Versailles-Saint Quentin en YvelinesHopital Ambroise Pare PARIS V
9, Avenue Charles de Gaulle
92100 BOULOGNE BILLANCOURT ,FR
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- Service d'anesthésie
AP-HPHôpital Raymond Poincaré92380 Garches,FR
- Physiopathologie et Pharmacologie Clinique de la Douleur
INSERM : U792Université de Versailles-Saint Quentin en YvelinesHopital Ambroise Pare PARIS V
9, Avenue Charles de Gaulle
92100 BOULOGNE BILLANCOURT ,FR
- * Correspondence should be adressed to: Dominique Fletcher
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- Physiopathologie et Pharmacologie Clinique de la Douleur
INSERM : U792Université de Versailles-Saint Quentin en YvelinesHopital Ambroise Pare PARIS V
9, Avenue Charles de Gaulle
92100 BOULOGNE BILLANCOURT ,FR
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- Department of OUTCOMES RESEARCH
OUTCOMES RESEARCH InstituteUniversity of LouisvilleThe Cleveland Clinic,US
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- Service d'anesthésie
AP-HPHôpital Raymond Poincaré92380 Garches,FR
- Physiopathologie et Pharmacologie Clinique de la Douleur
INSERM : U792Université de Versailles-Saint Quentin en YvelinesHopital Ambroise Pare PARIS V
9, Avenue Charles de Gaulle
92100 BOULOGNE BILLANCOURT ,FR
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Nienhuijs S, Staal E, Strobbe L, Rosman C, Groenewoud H, Bleichrodt R. Chronic pain after mesh repair of inguinal hernia: a systematic review. Am J Surg 2007; 194:394-400. [PMID: 17693290 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 267] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2006] [Revised: 02/20/2007] [Accepted: 02/20/2007] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic pain is a severe complication of mesh-based inguinal hernia repair. Its perceived risk varies widely in the literature. The current objectives are to review the incidence, severity, and consequences of chronic pain and its etiologies. DATA SOURCES A multi-database systematic search was conducted for prospective trials on mesh-based inguinal hernia repair reporting the measurement and outcome of pain at least 3 months postoperatively with a minimum follow-up of 80%. CONCLUSIONS After mesh-based inguinal hernia repair, 11% of patients suffer chronic pain. More than a quarter of these patients have moderate to severe pain, mostly with a neuropathic origin. As a consequence of chronic pain, almost one third of patients have limitations in daily leisure activities. Chronic pain is less frequent after endoscopic repair and with the use of a light-weighted mesh.
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- Simon Nienhuijs
- Department of Surgery, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Weg door Jonkerbos 100, 6532 SZ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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De Kock MF, Lavand'homme PM. The clinical role of NMDA receptor antagonists for the treatment of postoperative pain. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2007; 21:85-98. [PMID: 17489221 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2006.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Recent advances in the understanding of postoperative pain have demonstrated its association with sensitization of the central nervous system (CNS) which clinically elicits pain hypersensitivity. N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors play a major role in synaptic plasticity and are specifically implicated in CNS facilitation of pain processing. Therefore, NMDA receptor antagonists, and specifically ketamine commonly used in clinical practice, have been implicated in perioperative pain management. At subanesthetic (i.e. low) doses, ketamine exerts a specific NMDA blockade and hence modulates central sensitization induced both by the incision and tissue damage and by perioperative analgesics such as opioids. However, the mechanisms underlying ketamine anti-hyperalgesic effect are not totally understood, and neither is the relationship between central sensitization and the risk of developing residual pain after surgery. This chapter examines the role of low doses of ketamine as an adjuvant drug in current perioperative pain management and questions the anti-hyperalgesic mechanisms involved.
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- Marc F De Kock
- Department of Anesthesiology, St Luc Hospital, Université Catholique de Louvain Medical School, av. Hippocrate 10-UCL 1821, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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Buscher HCJL, Wilder-Smith OHG, van Goor H. Chronic pancreatitis patients show hyperalgesia of central origin: a pilot study. Eur J Pain 2005; 10:363-70. [PMID: 16087373 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2005.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2005] [Revised: 05/27/2005] [Accepted: 06/16/2005] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The pain of chronic pancreatitis remains challenging to manage, with treatment all too often being unsuccessful. A main reason for this is lacking understanding of underlying mechanisms of chronic pain in these patients. AIM To document, using somatic quantitative sensory testing, changes in central nervous system processing (neuroplasticity) associated with chronic pancreatitis pain and thus gain insight into underlying pain mechanisms. PATIENTS AND METHODS We studied 10 chronic pancreatitis patients on stable opioid analgesic medication. Ten matched surgical patients without pain served as controls. Pain verbal numeric rating scores (NRS) and thresholds to electric skin stimulation and pressure pain were measured in dermatomes T10 (pancreatic area), C5, T4, L1 and L4. RESULTS The pancreatitis patients had a median NRS pain score of 5 (range 3-8). Electric sensation and pain thresholds were significantly increased in the pancreatic region, tending to be more so in female pancreatitis patients. Pressure pain thresholds were significantly lower in pancreatitis patients than in controls, with men tending towards greater generalised relative hyperalgesia than women. CONCLUSIONS Chronic pancreatitis patients show pronounced generalised deep hyperalgesia that is present despite opioid therapy. These signs, consistent with central sensitisation, appear relatively more prominent in men than women. There is also evidence suggesting that women may have a better segmental inhibitory response than men, possibly explaining their relatively less prominent generalised deep tissue hyperalgesia compared to men.
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Central neuroplasticity, or changes in CNS processing due to surgical nociception. can amplify postoperative pain. As a result, a hyperalgesic state called wind-up can occur, having debilitating effects on postoperative patients. Preemptive analgesia works to prevent this process and results in a more positive surgical experience. Inhibition of afferent pain pathways by use of local anesthetic blocks, altered perception of pain with opioid use, and inhibition of pain pathways by NMDA receptor antagonists are examples of preemptive analgesia. Using a combination of preemptive modalities and addressing patients' perceptions can aid in interrupting pathologic pain cycles. Positive and modest results have been obtained from animal and human preemptive trials, yet basic pathophysiology demonstrates the validity and importance of preemptive analgesia. Future studies are needed to test effective blockade of afferent input while controlling perception, hyperalgesia, and NMDA receptor activity. The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research now recommends a multifaceted approach to postoperative pain. The goal in pain management is to inhibit destructive pain pathways, maintain intraoperative analgesia, and prevent central sensitization. Preliminary results of multimodal preemptive analgesia trials continue to be promising.
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- Jill A Frerichs
- Grant Podiatric Surgical Residency Program, Department of Medical Education, Grant Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43215, USA.
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