# Chronic postsurgical pain

*PRI Rank #7 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Anesthesia and Pain Management Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #7 |
| 18m citations | 29 |
| Journal | European Journal of Anaesthesiology |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1097/eja.0000000000001974 |
| Corresponding authors | Dominique Fletcher |
| Institution | Raymond Poincaré Hospital, France |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Anesthesia and Pain Management Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/anesthesia-and-pain-management/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1097/eja.0000000000001974](https://doi.org/10.1097/eja.0000000000001974)

## Topics

Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) · breast cancer surgery · sternotomy · endometriosis surgery · total knee arthroplasty · predictive scoring system for CPSP · neuropathic pain component · pre-operative pain · prospective observational study · NIT-1 study · 6-month pain incidence · Quality of life assessment · psychological and functional wellbeing · risk factors for chronic pain · Patient survey · leg pain after TKA · abdominal pain after endometriosis surgery · clinicaltrials.gov NCT03834922

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