# Catastrophizing: a predictive factor for postoperative pain

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/catastrophizing-a-predictive-factor-for-postoperative-pain/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Reenam S. Khan,Kamran Ahmed,Elizabeth A. Blakeway,Petros Skapinakis,L. Nihoyannopoulos,Kenneth Macleod,Nick Sevdalis,Hutan Ashrafian,Michael Platt,Ara Darzi,Thanos Athanasiou |
| Citations | 295 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.02.007 |
| Fields | Medicine,Psychology |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W1966591740 |
| PMID | 20832052 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2010 |

## Paper authors

- [Ara Darzi](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ara-darzi/)
- [Kamran Ahmed](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kamran-ahmed/)

## Paper journal

- [The American Journal of Surgery](https://scholariq.org/journals/the-american-journal-of-surgery/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Pain Management and Opioid Use](https://scholariq.org/topics/pain-management-and-opioid-use/)

## Paper topics

- [Pain Management and Opioid Use](https://scholariq.org/topics/pain-management-and-opioid-use/)
- [Anesthesia and Pain Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/anesthesia-and-pain-management/)
- [Music Therapy and Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/music-therapy-and-health/)

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