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Painful Body Surface Area Variance Between Pre-Op And Post-Op Lung Cancer Patients, Brianna Pendergrass, Keesh Powell-Roach, Prashant Singh, Yingwei Yao, Diana J. Wilkie Apr 2021

Painful Body Surface Area Variance Between Pre-Op And Post-Op Lung Cancer Patients, Brianna Pendergrass, Keesh Powell-Roach, Prashant Singh, Yingwei Yao, Diana J. Wilkie

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Honorable Mention Winner

The focal point of my study is painful body surface area (BSA). BSA is the calculated surface area of the human body. Alot of studies focus on pain intensity (PI) variance rather than painful BSA variance. In this study, painful BSA will be measured before and after lung cancer patients under-go a thoracotomy (lung resection surgery). At the conclusion of this study, the following questions should be answered. Does painful BSA increase, decrease, or remain constant after a thoracotomy surgery? Is there a relationship between PI and BSA? If so, are they inversely related or directly related? …