This review provides an overview of the clinical issue of poorly controlled postoperative pain
and therapeutic approaches that may help to address this common unresolved health-care …

Background Preoperative anxiety, otherwise managed preoperatively, can cause high rate
of cardiac mortality, adverse effects during anesthetic induction and patient recovery which …

Chronic pain is an important problem after critical care admission. Estimates of the
prevalence of chronic pain in the year after discharge range from 14% to 77% depending on …

1.2. Objectives We aimed to conduct a systematic review of the literature about
PPPCS'incidence, intensity, location, and the presence of NP. Moreover, we have analysed …

Background Adequate pain control after cardiac surgery is essential. Paravertebral block is
a simple technique and avoids the potential complications of epidural catheters. The …

Abstract Editor's Perspective What We Already Know about This Topic Cardiac surgery is
associated with a significant rate of chronic postoperative pain Few proven strategies exist to …

Anxiety is a feeling of discomfort produced in face of an unknown event, as an impending
cardiac surgery, that can lead to inconveniences in the intervention and subsequent …

Background: Chronic postsurgical pain is a highly prevalent public health problem
associated with substantial emotional, social, and economic costs. Aims:(1) To review the …

Although published data remain limited, recent evidence indicates that patients may benefit
from the addition of a variety of novel pain-management strategies currently under …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of hand massage on the pain and anxiety of the
cardiac surgery critically ill. Design A three-arm randomized controlled trial. Setting This …