Open AccessDynamic analysis of variations in postoperative pain trajectories over time in patients receiving epidural analgesia using latent curve models
Author(s) -
Ming-Ying Lee,
Wen-Kuei Chang,
Hsiang-Ling Wu,
Sheng-Fuu Lin,
Mei-Yung Tsou,
Kuang-Yi Chang
Publication year - 2020
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.0000000000000200
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , anesthesia , area under the curve , demographics , abdominal surgery , postoperative pain , physical therapy , surgery , demography , sociology
Although epidural analgesia (EA) provides reliable pain relief after major operations, few studies have explored how postoperative pain trajectories change over time in patients receiving EA and the associated factors. This study aimed to model the dynamic features of pain trajectories after surgery and investigate factors associated with their variations using latent curve analysis.