Association of Pain Catastrophizing With Labor Pain and Analgesia Consumption in Obstetrical Patients
( Intl J Obstet Anesthesia. 2024;57:103954. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2023.103954) Pain catastrophizing is an exaggerated negative response to pain, linked to increased pain severity and negative outcomes. In obstetrics, it is associated with greater labor pain, more analgesic use, and poor postpartum recovery. This study aimed to quantify the impact of pain catastrophizing on labor and postpartum pain, hypothesizing that high-catastrophizing (HC) women would report higher pain and analgesic use than low-catastrophizing (LC) women.
Authors
- Daniel Torrez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4453-819X)
- Feyce Peralta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1733-7190)
- Robert J. McCarthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0966-5311)
- K Neumann
- Aviva Pollet
- L.P. Condon
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obstetric Anesthesia Digest
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.aoa.0001080272.58797.51
- Primary Topic
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00