The authors chose not to consider the presence of
preoperative neuropathic pain signs.Although it is likely that
there were patients who had preoperative neuropathic pain,
this review focused on the nurse assessment of neuropathic
signs in the immediate postoperative period. Furthermore,
if patients experience preoperative neuropathic signs, it is
relevant that they undergo postoperative assessment. The
authors did not measure neuropathic signs weeks or months
after discharge to determine patient outcomes or continuation
of neuropathic pain.This is because the primary study focus
was on the use of neuropathic pain assessment undertaken by
nurses in the immediate postoperative period.