Table 7.
Presentation of chronic postsurgical pain in surgical textbooks
| Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 2008 | Schwartz’s Principles of Surgery, 2009 | Greenfield’s Surgery, 2010 | Miller’s Anesthesia, 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of pages | 2286 | 1776 | 2074 | 3084 |
| Total number of linesa on the topic | 85 | 70 | 64 | 100 |
| Total number of references on the topic | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Presence of the topic in chapters | ||||
| Basic principles | + | + | − | + |
| Limb amputation | − | − | + | − |
| Thoracotomy | − | − | − | + |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | − | − | − | + |
| Mastectomy | − | − | + | − |
| Inguinal herniorrhaphy | + | + | + | − |
Note:
a
Approximately 120 lines per page.