Pediatric anesthesia & critical care
Prevalence of and recommendation for measuring chronic postsurgical pain in children: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors' conclusion
The overall prevalence of pediatric CPSP is higher than estimated in the prior review, and quality of studies generally improved though with some heterogeneity.
Study context
- Population
- Children and adolescents undergoing surgery (mostly major surgeries)20 articles
- Outcome
- Prevalence of pediatric chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP; pain persisting >3 months after surgery)
Methodological detailsGRADE certainty assessment, risk of bias (Quality in Prognostic Study tool), Risk of bias ranged from low to high
- GRADE certainty assessment
- Risk of bias (Quality in Prognostic Study tool)
- Risk of bias ranged from low to high
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Pooled prevalence of CPSP
Pooled prevalence of chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) (mostly major surgeries), 95% CI 21.4% to 36.1%
28.2%
Further pooled results
Prevalence of CPSP after spinal fusion (subgroup)
- Prevalence of CPSP after spinal fusion, 95% CI 21.4% to 43.5%
- 31%
Definitions of CPSP
- Range of valid pain intensity measures used to classify CPSP (eg, NRS), often without pain interference or quality of life measures
Original publication
Prevalence of and recommendation for measuring chronic postsurgical pain in children: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Reg Anesth Pain Med. Published 5 February 2025. doi:10.
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