Exploring Risk Factors and Neurophysiological Mechanisms Underlying the Development of Chronic Postsurgical Pain After Thoracic Surgery: Protocol for an Observational Feasibility Study

Mustaali Hussain   ¹ , BSc ;   Stevie Dante Foglia   ² , MSc, PhD ;   Ameer Hamoodi   ¹ , BSc ;   Jinhui Ma   ³ , PhD ;   John Agzarian   ⁴ , MD ;   Christian John Finley   ⁴ , MD ;   Yaron Shargall   ⁴ , MD ;   Aimee Jennifer Nelson   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Harsha Shanthanna   ⁵ , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

² School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

³ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

⁴ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

⁵ Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada