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Colombian Journal of Anestesiology
Print version ISSN 0120-3347
Abstract
CORTES-SAMACA, Carlos Andrés et al. Incidence of post-mastectomy pain syndrome in Colombia. Rev. colomb. anestesiol. [online]. 2018, vol.46, suppl.1, pp.17-20. ISSN 0120-3347. https://doi.org/10.1097/cj9.0000000000000040.
Introduction:
Breast cancer in Colombia is the first cause of cancer death. Post-mastectomy pain syndrome ranges from 13% to 69%; there are no regional studies evaluating its incidence among our population.
Objectives:
Determining the incidence of post-mastectomy pain syndrome in patients diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing therapeutic oncology surgery at Hospital Universitario de Santander.
Materials and methods:
Observational, prospective study of a cohort from January, 2014 through July, 2015 during the Pain Clinic follow-up evaluating the occurrence of post-mastectomy pain syndrome.
Results:
In all, 76 patients were followed and a 55.3% incidence of the post-mastectomy pain syndrome was identified. Among them, 54.8% were classified as mild intensity (visual analog scale [VAS] <4), 42.9% as moderate intensity (VAS 5-7), and 2.4% severe intensity (VAS >8). The most frequent type of pain identified was myofascial pain (42.1%), followed by neuropathic pain (34.2%). Among the group of patients with this type of pain, a relationship was identified between age below 49 years, and this presentation (P = 0.018).
Conclusions:
The incidence of post-mastectomy pain is 55.3%, higher than various world publications. We found that younger patients were more prone to develop myofascial post-mastectomy pain syndrome.
Keywords : Chronic Pain; Mastectomy; Epidemiology; Myofascial Pain Syndromes; Breast Neoplasms.