TY - JOUR

T1 - Perioperative prevention of persistent pain after total hip and knee arthroplasty-Protocol for two systematic reviews

AU - Laigaard, Jens

AU - Karlsen, Anders

AU - Maagaard, Mathias

AU - Rosenberg, Lukas Kristian

AU - Creutzburg, Andreas

AU - Lunn, Troels Haxholdt

AU - Mathiesen, Ole

AU - Overgaard, Soren

PY - 2022

Y1 - 2022

N2 - Background Between 9% and 20% of patients experience moderate to severe persistent postoperative pain after total hip or knee arthroplasty. Severe immediate postoperative pain limits rehabilitation and is associated with the development of persistent postoperative pain. Therefore, perioperative analgesic and physiotherapeutic interventions are of interest to reduce persistent pain. In two systematic reviews with identical methodology, we aim to investigate the effects of (a) perioperative analgesic interventions and (b) physiotherapeutic interventions in reducing persistent pain after total hip and knee arthroplasty. Methods We will include randomised and cluster-randomised controlled trials on perioperative analgesic and physiotherapeutic interventions for patients undergoing elective total hip or knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis. After contact with the authors, trials without pain data 3-24 months postoperatively will be excluded. Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, Embase and reference lists will be searched for eligible trials. Two authors will independently screen, extract data and assess the risk of bias. The primary outcome is pain scores 3-24 months postoperatively. Meta-analyses will be performed for interventions with two or more trials. We will conduct trial sequential analyses and assign Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) ratings. Conclusion No previous review on reduction of persistent postoperative pain has included non-pharmacological or invasive analgesic techniques. These two reviews with identical methodology will summarise the evidence of analgesic and physiotherapeutic perioperative interventions to prevent persistent pain. PROSPERO registration CRD42021284175.

AB - Background Between 9% and 20% of patients experience moderate to severe persistent postoperative pain after total hip or knee arthroplasty. Severe immediate postoperative pain limits rehabilitation and is associated with the development of persistent postoperative pain. Therefore, perioperative analgesic and physiotherapeutic interventions are of interest to reduce persistent pain. In two systematic reviews with identical methodology, we aim to investigate the effects of (a) perioperative analgesic interventions and (b) physiotherapeutic interventions in reducing persistent pain after total hip and knee arthroplasty. Methods We will include randomised and cluster-randomised controlled trials on perioperative analgesic and physiotherapeutic interventions for patients undergoing elective total hip or knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis. After contact with the authors, trials without pain data 3-24 months postoperatively will be excluded. Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, Embase and reference lists will be searched for eligible trials. Two authors will independently screen, extract data and assess the risk of bias. The primary outcome is pain scores 3-24 months postoperatively. Meta-analyses will be performed for interventions with two or more trials. We will conduct trial sequential analyses and assign Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) ratings. Conclusion No previous review on reduction of persistent postoperative pain has included non-pharmacological or invasive analgesic techniques. These two reviews with identical methodology will summarise the evidence of analgesic and physiotherapeutic perioperative interventions to prevent persistent pain. PROSPERO registration CRD42021284175.

KW - chronic opioid therapy

KW - chronic pain

KW - clinical diversity in meta-analyses

KW - persistent postoperative pain

KW - persistent postsurgical pain

KW - protocol

KW - systematic review

KW - trial sequential analysis

KW - UTILIZATION RATES

KW - MANAGEMENT

KW - INTENSITY

KW - IMPACT

U2 - 10.1111/aas.14061

DO - 10.1111/aas.14061

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 35325472

VL - 66

SP - 772

EP - 777

JO - Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

JF - Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

SN - 0001-5172

IS - 6

ER -