Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021)
Health Technology Reviews

Screening Tools for Chronic Post-Surgical Pain

Published January 29, 2021

Key Messages

  • Potentially relevant risk factors for the development of chronic post-surgical pain include genetics, pre-surgical pain (presence and severity), mental health, surgical techniques, type of surgery, and sex.
  • Tools to assess these factors may be useful for identifying patients at a higher risk of developing chronic pain post-surgery.
  • No relevant publications were identified demonstrating a benefit of using tools to assess the risk of chronic post-surgical pain development and improving patient outcomes. Therefore, no conclusions regarding clinical utility can be provided.