Review Article

The Role of Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Table 1

Incidence of persistent postsurgical pain and associated disability. Based on data from [37, 7173].

SurgeryIncidenceSevere disability

Amputation30–85%5–10%
Thoracotomy5–67%10%
Inguinal hernia repair10–30%2–4%
Breast surgery11–65%5–10%
Coronary artery bypass graft30–50%5–10%
Cesarean section10–18%4%