Neuropathic pain after surgery – A clinical validation study and assessment of accuracy measures of the 5-item NeuPPS scale

Abstract

The aim of this study was to validate the Neuropathic Pain for Post-Surgical Patients (NeuPPS) scale against clinically verified neuropathic pain (NP) by quantitative sensory testing (QST) as well as evaluation of other psychometric properties. The NeuPPS is a validated 5-item scale designed to evaluate NP in surgical populations.

Keywords

• scale validation
• rasch analysis
• item response model
• persistent postoperative pain
• intercostobrachial nerve
• neuropathy
• neuropathic pain
• quantitative sensory testing
• breast cancer