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  • Inventi:haa/20074/16
    A Prospective Cohort Study Evaluating the Ability of Anticipated Pain, Perceived Analgesic Needs,\nand Psychological Traits to Predict Pain and Analgesic Usage following Cesarean Delivery
    01-Jan-1970 Research 2016 : July - September
    Brendan Carvalho, Ming Zheng, Scott Harter, Pervez Sultan

    Introduction. This study aimed to determine if preoperative psychological tests combined with simple pain prediction ratings\ncould predict pain intensity and analgesic usage following cesarean delivery (CD). Methods. 50 healthy women undergoing\nscheduled CD with spinal anesthesia comprised the prospective study cohort. Preoperative predictors included 4 validated\npsychological questionnaires (Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI), Fear of Pain (FPQ), Pain Catastrophizing Scale, and Eysenck\nPersonality Questionnaire) and 3 simple ratings: expected postoperative pain (0ââ?¬â??10), anticipated analgesic threshold (0ââ?¬â??10), and\nperceived analgesic needs (0ââ?¬â??10). Postoperative outcome measures included post-CD pain (combined rest and movement) and\nopioid used for the 48-hour study period. Results. Bivariate correlations were significant with expected pain and opioid usage\n(

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    CC Compliant Citation: Brendan Carvalho, Ming Zheng, Scott\nHarter, and Pervez Sultan, â??A Prospective Cohort Study\nEvaluating the Ability of Anticipated Pain, Perceived Analgesic\nNeeds, and Psychological Traits to Predict Pain and Analgesic\nUsage following Cesarean Delivery,â? Anesthesiology Research\nand Practice, vol. 2016, Article ID 7948412, 8 pages, 2016.\ndoi:10.1155/2016/7948412, https://creativecommons.org/\nlicenses/by/4.0/.
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