Key references: Chronic postsurgical pain syndromes

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  • Bullen NL, Massey LH, Antoniou SA, Smart NJ, Fortelny RH. Open versus laparoscopic mesh repair of primary unilateral uncomplicated inguinal hernia: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis. Hernia. 2019;23(3):461–72. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31161285
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  • Martinez V, Pichard X, Fletcher D. Perioperative pregabalin administration does not prevent chronic postoperative pain: systematic review with a meta-analysis of randomized trials. Pain 2017;158(5):775–83. .https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28296652
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  • Schug SA, Lavand’homme P, Barke A, Korwisi B, Rief W, Treede RD, et al. The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic postsurgical or posttraumatic pain. Pain 2019;160(1):45–52. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30586070
  • World Health Organization (WHO). ICD-11 (mortality and morbidity statistics): Chronic postsurgical pain [MG30.21]. In: International classification of diseases 11th revision. Geneva: WHO; Last updated March 2002. https://icd.who.int/dev11/l-m/en#/http://id.who.int/icd/entity/302680255