Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2024; 16(12): 3745-3753
Published online Dec 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i12.3745
Effect of hyperthermia combined with opioids on cancer pain control and surgical stress in patients with gastrointestinal cancer
Jing Qian, Jing Wu, Jing Zhu, Jie Qiu, Chuan-Fu Wu, Cheng-Ru Hu
Jing Qian, Jing Wu, Jing Zhu, Cheng-Ru Hu, Department of Oncology, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital, Suzhou 215200, Jiangsu Province, China
Jie Qiu, Chuan-Fu Wu, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital, Suzhou 215200, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Qian J and Hu CR designed the research and wrote the first manuscript; Qian J, Wu J, Zhu J, Qiu J and Wu CF contributed to conceiving the research and analyzing data; Qian J, Wu CF and Hu CR conducted the analysis and provided guidance for the research; all authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethic Committee of Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital.
Informed consent statement: Due to the retrospective and de-identified nature of this study, written informed consent was waived.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Cheng-Ru Hu, MM, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Oncology, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital, No. 2666 Ludang Road, Taihu New Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou 215200, Jiangsu Province, China. huchengru1218@163.com
Received: August 6, 2024
Revised: August 27, 2024
Accepted: August 28, 2024
Published online: December 27, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Cancer pain can stimulate the body stress of cancer patients, thereby prolonging recovery time after surgery. The present study found that hyperthermia combined with opioids had a significant effect on cancer pain control in patients with middle and late stage gastrointestinal tumors, reducing the surgical palliative surgical stress response and shorten the postoperative recovery time. This not only provides a novel direction for analgesia in patients with middle and late stage gastrointestinal tumors, but also has important guiding significance for the study of perioperative plans in these patients.