Background: Persistent pain after breast cancer surgery affects up to 60% of patients. Early
identification of those at higher risk could help inform optimal management. We conducted a …

Background: New randomized, controlled trials have become available on oral P2Y 12
inhibitors in acute coronary syndrome. We aimed to evaluate current evidence comparing the …

Background and objective Breast cancer surgery is associated with acute and chronic pain.
We sought to systematically evaluate the effects of gabapentin and pregabalin on …

Background Health system planning requires careful assessment of chronic kidney disease
(CKD) epidemiology, but data for morbidity and mortality of this disease are scarce or non-…

Purpose Breast cancer surgery is associated with unemployment. Identifying high-risk
patients could help inform strategies to promote return to work. We systematically reviewed …

Tobacco smoking is associated with adverse health effects, and its relationship to pain is
complex. The longitudinal effect of smoking on patients attending a tertiary pain management …

Background The prevalence and intensity of persistent post-surgical pain (PPSP) after breast
cancer surgery are uncertain. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to …

BACKGROUND: Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia is a common complication of surgery,
and active body surface warming (ABSW) systems are used to prevent adverse clinical …

Background The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence, characteristics, impact,
and risk factors associated with persistent incisional pain. The hypothesis was that patient …

Study objective There exists no commonly accepted regimen for an intravenous lidocaine
infusion (IVLI). This study aims to determine an appropriate end time for an IVLI during bowel …