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Preoperative susceptibility to developing secondary hyperalgesia is associated with post-thoracotomy pain at 2 months.
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Gousset S, Cappe M, Lenoir C, Steyaert A, Lavand'homme P, Mouraux A, Lacroix V, van den Broeke ENAbstract
Identifying the subset of patients at risk for developing persistent pain after surgery is clinically important as they could benefit from targeted prevention measures. In this prospective study, we investigated if the preoperative assessment of the individual susceptibility to developing experimentally induced secondary hyperalgesia is associated with post-thoracotomy pain at 2 months.