Chronic Postsurgical Pain Raises Risk of Dementia
This study provides compelling evidence that chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) significantly increases the risk of dementia, highlighting a critical and previously underexplored connection between postoperative pain and long-term cognitive decline. By establishing CPSP as an independent predictor of dementia, our findings underscore the importance of effective pain management strategies in surgical patients, particularly to mitigate the heightened risk of dementia and improve long-term outcomes.
Authors
- Szu‐Yuan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5637-558X)
- Xiaolin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2205-2103)
- Mengrong Miao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6956-8599)
- Shuang Lv
- Zhongyuan Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0897-7006)
- Wan‐Ming Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6628-0635)
- Yi Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9400-1850)
- Jiaqiang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1367-9644)
- Mingyang Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3181-6793)
Institutions
- Fu Jen Catholic University (TW)
- Asia University (TW)
- Luodong Poh-Ai Hospital (TW)
- Zhengzhou University (CN)
- Henan Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Henan Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Pain
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.70002
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 15.34