Professor Patrice Forget, MD, PhD, FFPMRCA, is Clinical Chair in Anaesthesia at the ºÚÁÏÍø (UK), and Honorary Consultant at the NHS Grampian. He is involved in clinical research, focused mainly on pain, perioperative epidemiology and clinical pharmacology. For the last twenty years, as principal investigator and/or national coordinator, he has published more than 250 articles, letters or editorials.
He is the Chair of the PANDOS (Pain AND Opioids after Surgery) ESAIC Research Group (European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care).
External Memberships
Board Member of the European Pain Federation EFIC (Honorary Treasurer, Chair of the Societal Impact of Pain partnership with the Pain Alliance Europe)
Active member of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC), deputy Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Anaesthesiology, Acute and Chronic Pain Subcommittee Lead.
For the last fifteen years, as principal investigator and/or national coordinator, I have published more than 200 articles, letters or editorials, questioning current practices and opening new avenues in pain and perioperative medicine.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Applied Health Sciences.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Exploratory Outlier Detection for Acceleromyographic Neuromuscular Monitoring: Machine Learning Approach
Verdonck, M., Carvalho, H., Berghmans, J., Forget, P., Poelaert, J.
Working Papers: Preprint Papers
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Determining the Minimal Clinical Important Difference for Medication Quantification Scale III and Morphine Milligram Equivalents in Patients with Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Goudman, L., De Smedt, A., Forget, P., Moens, M.
Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 9, no. 11, 3747
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Elective surgery cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: global predictive modelling to inform surgical recovery plans
Nepogodiev, D., Omar, O. M., Glasbey, J. C., Li, E., Simoes, J. F. F., Abbott, T., Ademuyiwa, A., Biccard, B. M., Chaudhry, D., Davidson, G. H., Di Saverio, S., Gallo, G., Ghosh, D., Harrison, E. M., Hutchinson, P. J., Kaafarani, H. M., Kamarajah, S. K., Keller, D. S., Lawani, I., Bravo, A. M., Moore, R., Morton, D. G., Ntirenganya, F., Pata, F., Pearse, R. M., Ramos-De la Medina, A., Tabiri, S., Venn, M., Bhangu, A., COVIDSurg Collaborative, Forget, P.
British Journal of Surgery, vol. 107, no. 11, pp. 1440-1449
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Forty years of neuromuscular monitoring and postoperative residual curarisation: a meta-analysis and evaluation of confidence in network meta-analysis
Carvalho, H., Verdonck, M., Cools, W., Geerts, L., Forget, P., Poelaert, J.
British Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 125, no. 4, pp. 466-482
Contributions to Journals: Review articles
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Hysteroscopic Resection for Missed Abortion: Feasibility, Operative Technique and Potential Benefit Compared to Curettage
de Codt, M., Balza, C., Jadoul, P., Forget, P., Squifflet, J., Bernard, P., Luyckx, M.
Frontiers in Surgery, vol. 7, pp. 64
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A fatal adverse event upon adenotonsillectomy in a child. Are Brugada syndrome and propofol real accomplices?
Cardiology in the Young, vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 1368-1369
Contributions to Journals: Letters
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Feasibility and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Tele-Prehabilitation Program in Esophagogastric Cancer Patients
Piraux, E., Caty, G., Reychler, G., Forget, P., Deswysen, Y.
Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 9, no. 7, 2176
Contributions to Journals: Articles
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Breast cancer and the black swan
Retsky, M., Demicheli, R., Hrushesky, W., James, T., Rogers, R., Baum, M., Vaidya, J. S., Erhabor, O., Forget, P.
ecancermedicalscience, vol. 14, 1050
Contributions to Journals: Review articles
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Effect of pneumoperitoneum on dynamic variables of fluid responsiveness (Delta PP and PVI) during Trendelenburg position
Ghoundiwal, D., Delaporte, A., Bidgoli, J., Forget, P., Fils, J. F., Van Der Linden, P.
Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 323-328
Contributions to Journals: Articles
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Intraoperative ventilator settings and their association with postoperative pulmonary complications in neurosurgical patients: post-hoc analysis of LAS VEGAS study
Robba, C., Hemmes, S. N., Serpa Neto, A., Bluth, T., Canet, J., Hiesmayr, M., Hollmann, M. W., Mills, G. H., Vidal Melo, M. F., Putensen, C., Jaber, S., Schmid, W., Severgnini, P., Wrigge, H., Battaglini, D., Ball, L., Gama De Abreu, M., Schultz, M. J., Pelosi, P., Forget, P., LAS VEGAS study–investigators, PROtective VEntilation NETwork, Clinical Trial Network of the European Society of Anaesthesiology
BMC Anesthesiology, vol. 20, 73
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One-year Results of a Factorial Randomized Trial of Aspirin versus Placebo and Clonidine versus Placebo in Patients Having Noncardiac Surgery
Sessler, D. I., Conen, D., Leslie, K., Yusuf, S., Popova, E., Graham, M., Kurz, A., Villar, J. C., Mrkobrada, M., Sigamani, A., Biccard, B. M., Meyhoff, C. S., Parlow, J. L., Guyatt, G., Xavier, D., Chan, M. T. V., Kumar, P. A., Forget, P., Malaga, G., Fleischmann, E., Amir, M., Torres, D., Paniagua, P., Berwanger, O., Srinathan, S., Landoni, G., Manach, Y. L., Whitlock, R., Lamy, A., Balasubramanian, K., Gilron, I., Turan, A., Pettit, S., Devereaux, P. J., Perioperative Ischemic Evaluation-2 Trial (POISE-2) Investigators
Anesthesiology, vol. 132, no. 4, pp. 692-701
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Acceptance of mHealth among health professionals: a case study on anesthesia practitioners
Carvalho, H., Verdonck, M., Forget, P., Poelaert, J.
BMC Anesthesiology, vol. 20, 55
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Electrocardiographic effects of propofol versus etomidate in patients with brugada syndrome
Accelerated surgery versus standard care in hip fracture (HIP ATTACK): an international, randomised, controlled trial
Borges, F. K., Bhandari, M., Guerra-Farfan, E., Patel, A., Sigamani, A., Umer, M., Tiboni, M. E., Villar-Casares, M. d. M., Tandon, V., Tomas-Hernandez, J., Teixidor-Serra, J., Avram, V. R., Winemaker, M., Ramokgopa, M. T., Szczeklik, W., Landoni, G., Wang, C. Y., Begum, D., Neary, J. D., Adili, A., Sancheti, P. K., Lawendy, A. R., Balaguer-Castro, M., Ślęczka, P., Jenkinson, R. J., Nur, A. N., Wood, G. C., Feibel, R. J., McMahon, S. J., Popova, E., Biccard, B. M., Moppett, I. K., Forget, P., Landais, P., McGillion, M. H., Vincent, J., Balasubramanian, K., Harvey, V., Garcia-Sanchez, Y., Pettit, S. M., Gauthier, L. P., Guyatt, G. H., Conen, D., Wilson, D. A., Smith, C. A., Duncan, A. W., Liu, Y., Sharma, V., Khan, M. K., Wright, J., HIP ATTACK Investigators
The Lancet, vol. 395, no. 10225, pp. 698-708
Contributions to Journals: Articles
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Identification of the cerebral effects of paracetamol in healthy subjects: an fMRI study
Coster, O. D., Forget, P., Mey, J. D., Schuerbeek, P. V., Poelaert, J.
British Journal of Pain, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 23-30
Contributions to Journals: Articles
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Paravertebral block with propofol anaesthesia does not improve survival compared with sevoflurane anaesthesia for breast cancer surgery: independent discussion of a randomised controlled trial
Cata, J. P., Forget, P.
British Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 124, no. 1, pp. 19-24
Contributions to Journals: Editorials
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Priorities for peri-operative research in Africa
Biccard, B. M., Torborg, A. M., Madden, V. J., Plenge, U., du Toit, L., Flint, M., Forget, P., Hewitt-Smith, A., Mohamed, A., Omigbodun, A. O., Antwi-Kusi, A., Bedada, A. G., Ndonga, A. K., Morais, A., Mbwele, B., Narcisse, B., Ashebir, D. Z., Munlemvo, D. M., Polepole, D. M., Basenero, A., Smalle, I. O., Madzimbamuto, F. D., Ekwen, G., Kluyts, H. L., Tumukunde, J., Elfiky, M. A., Fawzy, M., Maimbo, M., Jalloh, M., Ulisubisya, M. M., Ouedragogo, N., Mawandza, P. D., Sama, H. D., Rakotoarison, S. R., Patel-Mujajati, U., Coulibaly, Y., Ngumi, Z. W., Zoumenou, E., The African Peri-operative Research Group (APORG) working group
Anaesthesia, vol. 75, no. S1, pp. e28-e33
Contributions to Journals: Articles
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Intraoperative ketorolac in high-risk breast cancer patients: A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial
Forget, P., Bouche, G., Duhoux, F. P., Coulie, P. G., Decloedt, J., Dekleermaker, A., Guillaume, J., Ledent, M., Machiels, J., Mustin, V., Swinnen, W., van Maanen, A., Vander Essen, L., Verougstraete, J., De Kock, M., Berliere, M.
PloS ONE, vol. 14, no. 12, 0225748
Contributions to Journals: Articles
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Transient neurological symptoms (TNS) following spinal anaesthesia with lidocaine versus other local anaesthetics in adult surgical patients: a network meta�analysis
Forget, P., Borovac, J. A., Thackeray, E. M., Pace, N. L.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, no. 12, CD003006
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Association between spinal cord stimulation and top-down nociceptive inhibition in people with failed back surgery syndrome: A cohort study
Goudman, L., Brouns, R., De Groote, S., De Jaeger, M., Huysmans, E., Forget, P., Moens, M.
Physical Therapy, vol. 99, no. 7, pp. 915-923
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(Non) Pharmacological Modalities in Acute Procedural Pain
Najafi, N., Forget, P., Poelaert, J.
Clinical Journal of Pain, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 459
Contributions to Journals: Letters
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Rationale and design of the HIP fracture Accelerated surgical TreaTment And Care tracK (HIP ATTACK) Trial: a protocol for an international randomised controlled trial evaluating early surgery for hip fracture patients
Borges, F. K., Bhandari, M., Patel, A., Avram, V., Guerra-Farfán, E., Sigamani, A., Umer, M., Tiboni, M., Adili, A., Neary, J., Tandon, V., Sancheti, P. K., Lawendy, A., Jenkinson, R., Ramokgopa, M., Biccard, B. M., Szczeklik, W., Wang, C. Y., Landoni, G., Forget, P., Popova, E., Wood, G., Nabi Nur, A., John, B., Ślęczka, P., Feibel, R. J., Balaguer-Castro, M., Deheshi, B., Winemaker, M., de Beer, J., Kolesar, R., Teixidor-Serra, J., Tomas-Hernandez, J., McGillion, M., Shanthanna, H., Moppett, I., Vincent, J., Pettit, S., Harvey, V., Gauthier, L., Alvarado, K., Devereaux, P. J.
BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 4, e028537
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How Anesthetic, Analgesic and Other Non-Surgical Techniques During Cancer Surgery Might Affect Postoperative Oncologic Outcomes: A Summary of Current State of Evidence
Forget, P., Aguirre, J. A., Bencic, I., Borgeat, A., Cama, A., Condron, C., Eintrei, C., Eroles, P., Gupta, A., Hales, T. G., Ionescu, D., Johnson, M., Kabata, P., Kirac, I., Ma, D., Mokini, Z., Orriach, J. L. G., Retsky, M., Sandrucci, S., Siekmann, W., Štefan�ić, L., Votta-Vellis, G., Connolly, C., Buggy, D.
Cancers, vol. 11, no. 5, 592
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes after caesarean delivery in the African Surgical Outcomes Study: a 7-day prospective observational cohort study
Bishop, D., Dyer, R. A., Maswime, S., Rodseth, R. N., van Dyk, D., Kluyts, H., Tumukunde, J. T., Madzimbamuto, F. D., Elkhogia, A. M., Ndonga, A. K. N., Ngumi, Z. W. W., Omigbodun, A. O., Amanor-Boadu, S. D., Zoumenou, E., Basenero, A., Munlemvo, D. M., Youssouf, C., Ndayisaba, G., Antwi-Kusi, A., Gobin, V., Forget, P., Mbwele, B., Ndasi, H., Rakotoarison, S. R., Samateh, A. L., Mehyaoui, R., Patel-Mujajati, U., Sani, C. M., Esterhuizen, T. M., Madiba, T. E., Pearse, R. M., Biccard, B. M., ASOS investigators
Lancet Global Health, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. e513-e522
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Opioid-free anaesthesia. Why and how? A contextual analysis
Forget, P.
Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 169-172
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Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of a Telerehabilitation Program for People Living With HIV: A Pilot Randomized Study
Piraux, E., Reychler, G., Forget, P., Yombi, J., Caty, G.
The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 176-185
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Association between night-time surgery and occurrence of intraoperative adverse events and postoperative pulmonary complications
British Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 122, no. 3, pp. 361-369
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The African surgical outcomes-2 (Asos-2) pilot trial, a mixed-methods implementation study
Dutoit, L., Kluyts, H. L., Gobin, V., Sani, C. M., Zoumenou, E., Omigbodun, A. O., Amanor-Boadu, S. D., Zimogo, S., Ndonga, A., Ngumi, Z., Munlemvo, D. M., Copley, C., van Straaten, D., Forget, P., Pearse, R. M., Biccard, B. M.
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 14-31
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Prospective observational cohort study on grading the severity of postoperative complications in global surgery research
Abbott, T. E., Patel, A., Ahmed, T., Pearse, R. M., Greaves, K. E., Haddow, J., Futier, E., Biais, M., Slim, K., Beattie, S., Clavien, P. A., Demartines, N., Fleisher, L. A., Grocott, M., Hoeft, A., Holt, P., Moreno, R., Pritchard, N., Rhodes, A., Wijeysundera, D., Wilson, M., Everingham, K., Hewson, R., Januszewska, M., Phull, M. K., Halliwell, R., Cope, J., Shulman, M., Myles, P., Ferguson, M., MacMahon, M., Schmid, W., Hiesmayr, M., Wouters, P., de Hert, S., Lobo, S. M., Fang, X., Rasmussen, L., Venara, A., Sander, M., Koulenti, D., Arvaniti, K., Chan, M., Kulkarni, A., Chandra, S., Tantri, A., Geddoa, E., Abbas, M., della Rocca, G., Forget, P., International Surgical Outcomes Study (ISOS) group
British Journal of Surgery, vol. 106, no. 2, pp. e73-e80
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Anaesthesia care team improves outcomes in surgical patients compared with solo anaesthesiologist: An observational study
Dony, P., Seidel, L., Pirson, M., Forget, P.
European journal of anaesthesiology, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 64-69
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What can we learn from sarcopenia with curarisation in the context of cancer surgery? A review of the literature
Samouri, G., Stouffs, A., Essen, L. V., Simonet, O., De Kock, M., Forget, P.
Current Pharmaceutical Design, vol. 25, no. 28, pp. 3005-3010
Contributions to Journals: Review articles
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Breast Cancer Relapse, Post-Surgical Confusion, and Dementia in the Elderly: An Unexpected Connection but with the Same Proposed Solution
Retsky, M. W., Forget, P.
Medicina, vol. 54, no. 6, 101
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Prediction of postoperative mortality in elderly patient with hip fractures: a single-centre, retrospective cohort study
Niessen, R., Bihin, B., Gourdin, M., Yombi, J. C., Cornu, O., Forget, P.
Anesthesiology, vol. 18, no. 1, 183
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The ASOS Surgical Risk Calculator: development and validation of a tool for identifying African surgical patients at risk of severe postoperative complications
British Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 121, no. 6, pp. 1357-1363
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Pain management in living related adult donor hepatectomy: feasibility of an evidence-based protocol in 100 consecutive donors
Dewe, G., Steyaert, A., De Kock, M., Lois, F., Reding, R., Forget, P.
BMC Research Notes, vol. 11, 834
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Epidural anesthesia and cancer outcomes in bladder cancer patients: is it the technique or the medication? A matched-cohort analysis from a tertiary referral center
Chipollini, J., Alford, B., Boulware, D. C., Forget, P., Gilbert, S. M., Lockhart, J. L., Pow-Sang, J. M., Sexton, W. J., Spiess, P. E., Poch, M. A., Patel, S. Y.
Anesthesiology, vol. 18, 157
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Advanced Procedures for Pain Management: A Step-by-Step Atlas: Book Review
Forget, P.
Anesthesia and Analgesia, vol. 127, no. 5, pp. e78
Contributions to Journals: Reviews of Books, Films and Articles
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Barriers to clinical research in Africa: a quantitative and qualitative survey of clinical researchers in 27 African countries
Conradie, A., Duys, R., Forget, P., Biccard, B.
British Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 121, no. 4, pp. 813-821
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Potential benefit of intra-operative administration of ketorolac on breast cancer recurrence according to the patient's body mass index
Desmedt, C., Demicheli, R., Fornili, M., Bachir, I., Duca, M., Viglietti, G., Berlière, M., Piccart, M., Sotiriou, C., Sosnowski, M., Forget, P., Biganzoli, E.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, vol. 110, no. 10, pp. 1115-1122
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Effect of clonidine on oncological outcomes after breast and lung cancer surgery
Forget, P., Berlière, M., Poncelet, A., De Kock, M.
British Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 121, no. 1, pp. 103-104
Contributions to Journals: Letters
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Effects of inspiratory muscle training in COPD patients: A systematic review and meta�analysis
Beaumont, M., Forget, P., Couturaud, F., Reychler, G.
European Clinical Respiratory Journal , vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 2178-2188
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Anaesthesia and risk of cancer recurrence after surgery: a plea for a multidisciplinary vision
Forget, P., Lacombe, D.
British Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 121, no. 1, pp. 104-105
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Dose area product values of fluoroscopically guided pain management procedures: Comparison of a Belgian teaching hospital with national diagnostic reference levels
Hustinx, N., Steyaert, A., de Waroux, B. l. P., Forget, P.
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, vol. 179, no. 3, pp. 271-274
A new minimally invasive technique for lead revision of perc-paddle leads
De Coster, O., Forget, P., Moens, M., Matic, M., Choustoulakis, L., Poelaert, J.
Acta Neurochirurgica, vol. 160, no. 4, pp. 831-833
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Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Death in Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Moreau, N., Wittebole, X., Fleury, Y., Forget, P., Laterre, P. F., Castanares-Zapatero, D.
Shock, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 385-392
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The surgical safety checklist and patient outcomes after surgery: a prospective observational cohort study, systematic review and meta-analysis
Abbott, T. E. F., Ahmad, T., Phull, M. K., Fowler, A. J., Hewson, R., Biccard, B. M., Chew, M. S., Gillies, M., Pearse, R. M., International Surgical Outcomes Study (ISOS) group, Forget, P.
British Journal of Anaesthesia, vol. 120, no. 1, pp. 146-155
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging: cerebral function alterations in subthreshold and suprathreshold spinal cord stimulation
De Groote, S., De Jaeger, M., Van Schuerbeek, P., Sunaert, S., Peeters, R., Loeckx, D., Goudman, L., Forget, P., De Smedt, A., Moens, M.
Journal of Pain Research, vol. 2018, no. 11, pp. 2517-2526