Jan Vollert, Alexander Kumar, Emma C Coady, Paul Cullinan, Daniel Dyball, Nicola T Fear, Zoe Gan, Eleanor F Miller, Stefan Sprinckmoller, Suzie Schofield, Alexander Bennett, Anthony M J Bull, Christopher J Boos, Andrew S C Rice, Harriet I Kemp
BACKGROUND: Chronic pain after injury poses a serious health burden. As a result of advances in medical technology, ever more military personnel survive severe combat injuries, but long-term pain outcomes are unknown. We aimed to assess rates of pain in a representative sample of UK military personnel with and without combat injuries. METHODS: We used data from the ADVANCE cohort study (ISRCTN57285353). Individuals deployed as UK armed forces to Afghanistan were recruited to include those with physical combat injuries, and a frequency-matched uninjured comparison group...
March 22, 2024: British Journal of Anaesthesia