New work from the University of Calgary, has found evidence from a 1,294 patient study that poor postoperative pain control is an independent risk factor for longer term (two years or more) sub-optimal surgical outcomes.
The study, “Poor postoperative pain control is associated with poor long-term patient-reported outcomes after elective spine surgery: an observational cohort study,” was published in the September 2024 edition of The Spine Journal.
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