Table 1.
Numerical representation of topic-in-title articles on chronic pain after specific surgeries, 1981–2010a
| No | Terms of surgical interventionsb | Number of topic-in-title articles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herniorrhaphy OR “hernia repair” | 54 |
| 2 | Amputationc | 47 |
| 3 | “Thoracic surgery” OR thoracotomy | 28 |
| 4 | Arthroplasty OR “knee replacement” OR “hip replacement” | 21 |
| 5 | “Breast surgery” OR “breast reconstruction” OR mastectomy | 15 |
| 6 | “Cardiac surgery” OR “CABG surgery” OR sternotomy | 13 |
| 7 | “Gallbladder surgery” OR cholecystectomy | 5 |
| 8 | Prostatectomy | 3 |
| Total | 186 |
Notes:
a
Electronic (via PubMed) and manual search of the literature on chronic postsurgical pain.
b
AND the following pain-related terms: “chronic pain” OR “neuropathy” OR “neuralgia” were added.
c
the following terms: “phantom pain” OR “residual limb pain” were added to the pain-related terms.
Abbreviation: CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting.