Postoperative Recovery After Thoracic Surgery

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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A questionaire specifically developed using in depth interviews with patients that has undergone surgery has been developed. This questionaire will be used for longterm follow in patients undergoing thoracic surgery. 200 patients will be asked to fill in this questionaire preoperatively as well as 3 and 12 months after surgery to assess symptomburden after surgery with specific aim to study postoperative pain as well as other physical, mental and cognitive problems that may affect the patient and their daily activities, health, return to work, family life and economy.

Detailed Description
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In Sweden around 400 000 patients under go surgical operations in hospitals. A large proportion, around 20%, develop persistent postoperative pain which affects their quality of life and their recovery towards a normal life. A questionaire specifically developed using in depth interviews with patients that has undergone surgery has been developed. This questionaire will be used for longterm follow in patients undergoing thoracic surgery. 200 patients will be asked to fill in this questionaire preoperatively as well as 3 and 12 months after surgery to assess symptomburden after surgery with specific aim to study postoperative pain as well as other physical, mental and cognitive problems that may affect the patient and their daily activities, health, return to work, family life and economy.

Official Title
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Postoperative Recovery and Longterm Outcome After Thoracic Surgery

Conditions
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Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Complications

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients undergoing thoracic surgery (thoracotomy or thoracoscopy) who accept to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: None
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Thoracic surgery<br>Patients undergoing thoracic surgery | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Postoperative pain 3 months after surgery as compared to preoperatively assessed with a studyspecific questionnaire | Pain at 3 months after surgery as compared to prior to surgery | Pain at 3 months after surgery as compared to preoperatively | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Postoperative functional impairment after surgery assessed with a studyspecific questionnaire | Physical, mental and cognitive problems were assessed with a studyspecific questionaire 3 months after surgery as compared to preoperatively | Status at 3 months after surgery as compared to before the operation | 
| Postoperative functional impairment 12 months after surgery assessed with a studyspecific questionnaire 12 month after surgery | Physical, mental and cognitive problems 12 months after surgery | Status 12 months after surgery compared to before surgery | 
| Postoperative pain 12 months after surgery as compared to preoperatively assessed with a studyspecific questionnaire | Pain at 12 months after surgery as compared to prior to surgery | Pain at 12 months after surgery as compared to preoperatively |