Prevalence and incidence of longer term pain in survivors of polytrauma

Amsler, Felix

doi:10.1016/j.surg.2011.04.003

Prevalence and incidence of longer term pain in survivors of polytrauma

Date Issued

2011-01-01

Author(s)

Gross, Thomas

Amsler, Felix

DOI

10.1016/j.surg.2011.04.003

Abstract

Little is known about the longer term status of pain or the factors associated with pain-related outcome in patients after polytrauma. The current study evaluated the prevalence and severity of pain at least 2 years after injury compared with preinjury status using several pain scores in a Swiss cohort of survivors of blunt polytrauma.