Risk of pain and gastrointestinal complaints at six months after elective abdominal surgery

The incidence of chronic postoperative abdominal pain (CPAP) after abdominal surgery is estimated at 11%. CPAP is associated with an increase of gastrointestinal symptoms and decreases overall quality of life 5, 10. Around 30% of patients after gastrointestinal surgery report having pain-related interference with mood, sleep and enjoyment of life and 12% visit the emergency department for pain related symptoms 36. Intra-abdominal adhesions are deemed as the cause of CPAP in 60% of patients. In these patients no anatomic or functional abnormalities are found apart from adhesions 32.

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