BACKGROUND Postmastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) is defined as a chronic (continuing for 3 or more months) neuropathic pain affecting the axilla, medial arm, breast, and chest wall after breast cancer surgery. The prevalence of PMPS has been reported to range from 20% to 68%. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of PMPS among mastectomy patients, the severity of neuropathic pain in...

background: the aim of this study was the validation of the revised mcgill pain questionnaire (sf-mpq-2) in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). materials and methods:â  a total of 107 (40 males, 67 females) ibs patients diagnosed according to rome iii criteria who referred to the gastroenterology clinic at baqiyatallah hospital in 1389 enrolled in this study. â enrolled patients compl...

Although its sharp stabs of pain superimposed on feelings of an aching, burning tightness can also occur after lumpectomy, post-mastectomy pain syndromeusually abbreviated as PMPis the phenomenon's official name. And although it can make an agony of the lightest touch or slightest movement, there are clinicians who doubt that the phenomenon exists. Christine Miaskowski, Ph.D., who chairs the De...

Background: Both tracheal intubation and extubation are associated with dangerous consequences such as tachycardia, hypertension, myocardial ischemia arrhythmias. The aim was to evaluate pre–extubation two different doses of fentanyl on hemodynamic stabilization delayed recovery in mastectomy.
 Methodology: randomized controlled double–blind study conducted 126 patients aged 16–60 years, r...

Although prophylactic mastectomy significantly reduces the incidence and recurrence of breast cancer, little is known about women's information needs before the procedure. We surveyed 967 women, from 6 healthcare systems, with bilateral or contralateral prophylactic mastectomy performed between 1979 and 1999. There were 2 open-ended questions: "What one thing do you wish you had known before yo...

INTRODUCTION Post-mastectomy seroma and related complications are common problems in modern oncological surgery. Occurrence rates of up to 59% have been reported in literature. High-risk patients, that is, those who have undergone previous surgeries, present with a high body mass index, have had radiation or chemotherapy, present a particular challenge. Noninvasive measures such as fibrin-based...

Background: Breast cancer confronts women with a threat to life and is classified among the most traumatic life experiences. The disease is often accompanied by strong negative emotions, often in the form of anxiety and depressive symptoms. Studies also point to the presence of chronic pain breast-cancer survivors. Objective: To determine the relationships of: (1) anxiety and depressive symptom...