Chronic post-surgical pain predictive scores exist, but none has yet demonstrated an impact on patient care. Van Driel and colleagues offer an additional perspective on early postoperative detection of patient at risk of chronic post-surgical pain to enable early interventions in prevention and treatment. The authors derived and validated a model based on four easily obtainable predictors that could help clinicians assess and treat patients at risk. Additional work is needed to prove reliability and clinical benefit of chronic post-surgical pain prediction and intervention.

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建立更好的慢性术后疼痛预测模型：适应疼痛本身的动态特性

存在慢性手术后疼痛预测评分，但尚未证明对患者护理有影响。Van Driel 及其同事为早期发现有慢性手术后疼痛风险的患者提供了额外的视角，从而能够对预防和治疗进行早期干预。作者推导出并验证了一个基于四个容易获得的预测因子的模型，该模型可以帮助临床医生评估和治疗处于危险中的患者。需要额外的工作来证明慢性术后疼痛预测和干预的可靠性和临床益处。