Open AccessAn investigation of the relationships between postoperative pain trajectories and outcomes after surgery for colorectal cancer
Author(s) -
Wen-Kuei Chang,
Ying Hsuan Tai,
Shih Pin Lin,
Hsiang Ling Wu,
Mei-Yung Tsou,
Kuang Yi Chang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000166
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , colorectal cancer , proportional hazards model , cancer pain , univariate analysis , surgery , cancer , multivariate analysis , confidence interval
Although animal studies have shown that pain can suppress host immunity and promote tumor metastasis, few clinical studies have evaluated the association between acute pain and long-term outcomes after cancer surgery.