Author’s reply to: "Interpreting the link between vitamin D deficiency and postoperative pain after breast cancer surgery"
We thank Lee and Gau for their methodological comments regarding our observational study, which prompted a careful discussion.[1 2][1] The authors raise three main points: variable dichotomization, residual confounding due to frailty, and the possible mediating effect of intraoperative fentanyl.
Authors
- Mohamed Ahmed Hamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2951-5940)
- Maged Labib boulos
- Mahdy Ahmed Abdelhady (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9723-2224)
- Safaa Gaber Ragab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3259-1979)
- Mohamed Hasan Ragab
- Doha Hamad Masry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7817-5025)
Institutions
- Fayoum University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2026-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/rapm-2026-108241
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00