Does conversion affect short-term and oncologic outcomes after laparoscopy for colorectal cancer?
Conversion to open surgery per se is not associated with worse early postoperative outcomes and does not adversely affect long-term survival per se.
Thermal detection and pain thresholds are reproducible over time, allowing longitudinal assessment of sensory function using QST. Although increased sensitivity to cold pain was the most prominent finding in this cohort of patients with persistent pain, calculation of the differences between thermal detection and pain thresholds may prove superior in detecting sensory alterations.