scholarly journals Comparison of Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Requirements Between Laparoscopic and Open Hernia Repair in Children

Author(s):  
Eilidh S. Bruce ◽  
Sesi A. Hotonu ◽  
Merrill McHoney

Abstract Background This study analyses the impact of anaesthetic blockade and intraperitoneal local anaesthetic infiltration on paediatric laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Method A retrospective review of paediatric laparoscopic hernia repairs versus open repairs. Anaesthetic blockade, analgesic consumption and postoperative pain scores were compared between groups. Results 155 children underwent laparoscopic repair, 150 underwent open repairs. Median age was 7.2 months (16 days–14 years) in the laparoscopic group, 6 months (17 days–13 years) in the open group. Anaesthetic blockade varied significantly; 62.7% of open cases had caudal blockade compared to 21.6% laparoscopic (p < 0.001). A subset of laparoscopic patients had peritoneal local anaesthetic infiltration. 10.1% of laparoscopic cases required recovery analgesia, compared to 1.3% of open cases (p = 0.001). Postoperative analgesic consumption was significantly higher in the laparoscopic group. Peritoneal infiltration reduced analgesic consumption in the laparoscopic group (p = 0.038). Age < 2 was associated with use of caudal (p < 0.001), which reduced analgesic consumption. Conclusions Laparoscopy was associated with increased use of recovery analgesia. Caudal reduced the need for rescue and postoperative analgesia. Intraperitoneal infiltration of local anaesthetic is associated with reduced postoperative analgesia in laparoscopy. In suitable patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery, combination caudal and peritoneal infiltration may prove a useful adjunctive analgesic strategy.

Author(s):  
Karunakaran Binil ◽  
Kaniyil Suvarna ◽  
Kannammadathy Poulose Biji

Introduction: Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL), a common endourologic procedure for removal of renal stones is associated with significant pain. Regional blocks are being used for postoperative analgesia after PCNL. Aim: To compare the analgesic efficacy of intercostal nerve block and fluoroscopic guided peritubal infiltration in terms of duration of analgesia, postoperative pain scores and total analgesic consumption in first 24 hours. Materials and Methods: This was a randomised clinical trial conducted from May 2018 to October 2018 on total of eighty patients, randomly allocated to two groups of 40 each. Group IC received intercostal nerve block and group IF received fluoroscopy guided peritubal infiltration with 0.25% bupivacaine. Duration of analgesia was assessed from postoperative pain scores (Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) during rest and coughing). Total analgesic consumption for 24 hours was also noted. Data was analysed using Chi-square test for categorical variables and independent Student’s t-test for quantitative variables. Results: The duration of analgesia was 702.00±140.022 minutes in Group IC and 346.50±129.566 minutes in group IF which was significant statistically with a p-value of <0.001. Resting and dynamic NRS were lower upto 12 hours postoperatively in group IC (p-value less than 0.05). Both tramadol (50.00±11.32 mg vs 82.50±24.15 mg) and paracetamol (100±303.82mg vs 850±622.23mg) requirements were lower in group IC as compared to group IF with p-values less than 0.001. Total consumption of first rescue analgesic tramadol as well as second analgesic Paracetamol both were significantly lesser(p-value<0.001) in group IC than group IF. Conclusion: Intercostal Nerve Block (INB) provided superior analgesia compared to fluoroscopic guided peritubal infiltration after PCNL.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shogo Inoue ◽  
Hirotsugu Miyoshi ◽  
Keisuke Hieda ◽  
Tetsutaro Hayashi ◽  
Yasuo M. Tsutsumi ◽  
...  

AbstractThe objective of this study was to examine the impact of around-the-clock (ATC) administration of intravenous (IV) acetaminophen following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Intravenous infusion of acetaminophen was started on the day of the operation at 1000 mg/dose every 6 h, and the infusion was continued on a fixed schedule until postoperative day 2 a.m. In a retrospective observational study, we compared 127 patients who were administered IV acetaminophen on a fixed schedule (ATC group) with 485 patients who were administered analgesic drugs only as needed (PRN group). We investigated postoperative pain intensity and additional analgesic consumption on postoperative day 0, 1, 2, 3, and 5 between the two groups. Postoperative pain scores were significantly lower in the ATC group than in the PRN group at 1 and 2 days, and this period matched the duration of ATC administration of IV acetaminophen. Postoperative frequency of rescue analgesia was significantly lower in the ATC group than in the PRN group at postoperative 0, 1, and 2 days. ATC administration of IV acetaminophen has the potential to be a very versatile and valuable additional dose to achieve appropriate postoperative analgesia in patients with RARP.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heba Fouad Toulan ◽  
Raafat Abdel-Azim Hammad ◽  
Amr Mohammed Talaat ◽  
Ahmed Abd El-Daeem Abd El-Haq

Abstract Background Pain relief after knee arthroscopy is very important for early recovery and rehabilitation. The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of adding dexamethasone (8 mg) to intra-articular morphine (10 mg) and bupivacaine (25 mg) combination on postoperative pain after knee arthroscopy. Results We enrolled 40 patients, 18–65 years-old of both sexes, ASA I and II scheduled for minor arthroscopic knee surgeries. The study group showed a lower visual analog score at rest and movement, prolonged postoperative analgesia, and decreased total analgesic consumption compared with the control group (P value < 0.05). Conclusions Adding dexamethasone to intra-articular combination of morphine and bupivacaine after knee arthroscopy prolongs the duration of analgesia, lowers pain scores, and decreases total analgesic consumption with no detected adverse effects.


2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-34
Author(s):  
Žilvinas Dambrauskas ◽  
Lina Pankratjevaitė ◽  
Vaidotas Bogusevičius ◽  
Antanas Mickevičius

Background and objective. Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common general surgery procedures. Laparoscopic repair is technically more demanding, though it has been shown to be superior in terms of pain and discomfort, however, there is no apparent difference in recurrence between laparoscopic and open mesh methods of hernia repair. Over the years we see a relatively slow increase of laparoscopic procedures and even scepticism of the patients; thus we decided to test the hypothesis that more demanding and costly laparoscopic surgery has little benefits over the open procedure. The aim of our study was to compare postoperative pain, short- and long-term outcomes after laparoscopic hernia repair and conventional open hernia repair. Results. Laparoscopic procedure was significantly more often performed for the patients, who were younger, had shorter history of disease. The mean operative time for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair was significantly longer than for open repair (p=0.02). The pain score for laparoscopic surgery was significantly lower according to VAS on day 1, 2, 3 (overall p≤ 0.002). The patients in the laparoscopic group required significantly lower doses of narcotic analgesics on the third postoperative day; the doses of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were also significantly lower on the second and third postoperative day in this group. The postoperative hospital stay was shorter after laparoscopic repair (p=0.01). Sixty-four patients (71.11%) completed follow-up at one year after the operation. Nine (14.06%) of them had postoperative complications and eight of them were after open hernia repair. Two patients (3.1%) were re-operated (both patients were treated by Lichtenstein hernioplasty): one for inguinal hernia recurrence, another for testicular necrosis. Conclusions. The patients from laparoscopic group had significantly shorter postoperative pain duration (p=0.019), returned to daily activity slightly earlier and had better satisfaction with the operation comparing with the patients who undergone open surgery (p=0.915, p=0.893), but the duration of the sick leave (time off from work) was similar in both hernia repair group (p=0.260). Data shows that laparoscopic hernia repair has advantages in terms of post-operative pain intensity and duration, as well as risk of complications and patient satisfaction.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shogo Inoue ◽  
Hirotsugu Miyoshi ◽  
Keisuke Hieda ◽  
Tetsutaro Hayashi ◽  
Yasuo Tsutsumi ◽  
...  

Abstract The objective of this study was to examine the impact of around-the-clock (ATC) administration of intravenous (IV) acetaminophen following Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Intravenous infusion of acetaminophen was started on the day of the operation at 1000 mg/dose every 6 hours, and the infusion was continued on a fixed schedule until postoperative day 2 AM. We compared 127 patients who were administered IV acetaminophen on a fixed schedule (ATC group) with 485 patients who were administered analgesic drugs only as needed (PRN group). We investigated postoperative pain intensity and additional analgesic consumption on postoperative day 0, 1, 2, 3, and 5 between the two groups. Postoperative pain scores were significantly lower in the ATC group than in the PRN group at 1 and 2 days, and this period matched the duration of ATC administration of IV acetaminophen. Postoperative frequency of rescue analgesia was significantly lower in the ATC group than in the PRN group at postoperative 0, 1, and 2 days. ATC administration of IV acetaminophen has the potential to be a very versatile and valuable additional dose to achieve appropriate postoperative analgesia in patients with RARP.


2016 ◽  
Vol 125 (6) ◽  
pp. 1513-1522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nir Shimony ◽  
Uri Amit ◽  
Bella Minz ◽  
Rachel Grossman ◽  
Marc A. Dany ◽  
...  

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess in-hospital (immediate) postoperative pain scores and analgesic consumption (primary goals) and preoperative anxiety and sleep quality (secondary goals) in patients who underwent craniotomy and were treated with pregabalin (PGL). Whenever possible, out-of-hospital pain scores and analgesics usage data were obtained as well. METHODS This prospective, randomized, double-blind and controlled study was conducted in consenting patients who underwent elective craniotomy for brain tumor resection at Tel Aviv Medical Center between 2012 and 2014. Patients received either 150 mg PGL (n = 50) or 500 mg starch (placebo; n = 50) on the evening before surgery, 1.5 hours before surgery, and twice daily for 72 hours following surgery. All patients spent the night before surgery in the hospital, and no other premedication was administered. Opioids and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs were used for pain, which was self-rated by means of a numerical rating scale (score range 0–10). RESULTS Eighty-eight patients completed the study. Data on the American Society of Anesthesiologists class, age, body weight, duration of surgery, and intraoperative drugs were similar for both groups. The pain scores during postoperative Days 0 to 2 were significantly lower in the PGL group than in the placebo group (p < 0.01). Analgesic consumption was also lower in the PGL group, both immediately and 1 month after surgery. There were fewer requests for antiemetics in the PGL group, and the rate of postoperative nausea and vomiting was lower. The preoperative anxiety level and the quality of sleep were significantly better in the PGL group (p < 0.01). There were no PGL-associated major adverse events. CONCLUSIONS Perioperative use of twice-daily 150 mg pregabalin attenuates preoperative anxiety, improves sleep quality, and reduces postoperative pain scores and analgesic usage without increasing the rate of adverse effects. Clinical trial registration no.: NCT01612832 (clinicaltrials.gov)


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Waleed Yusif El Sherpiny

Background: Inguinal mesh hernioplasty is one of the common procedures performed all over the world. It can be done either through open or laparoscopic techniques. The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of Lichtenstein tension free hernioplasty versus laparoscopic transabdominal pre-peritoneal (TAPP) mesh repair considering, duration of the surgery, hospital stay, and duration to resume normal activity, degree of postoperative pain, wound infection, recurrence and complications.Methods: Adult patients presented to the general surgical OPD, with the diagnosis of inguinal hernia underwent either Lichtenstein repair or laparoscopic repair by TAPP.Results: Patients in Group A (open-repair) had significantly greater level of local pain during rest and during routine activities than those within Group B (laparoscopic group) during the postoperative period assessed on the visual-analogue scale. Mean operative time for open hernia repair was 43.7 minutes and for laparoscopic hernia repair was 59.03 minutes and the difference were statistically significant (p=0.0001). The mean duration of hospital stay for open hernia repair was 2.16 days and that for laparoscopic hernia repair was 1.08 days with a (p=0.00001) which was statistically significant. The time to resume routine activities was much shorter among Group B patients than patients in Group A. Only one recurrence (3.3%) was seen in Group B after 6 months follow up.Conclusions: It is concluded that laparoscopic TAPP repair of inguinal hernia in adults is safe and preferred operation as compared to open inguinal hernia repair.


Author(s):  
Veena Patodi ◽  
Kavita Jain ◽  
Mukesh Choudhary ◽  
Surendra Kumar Sethi ◽  
Neena Jain ◽  
...  

Introduction: Caudal block is a routinely performed analgesic and anaesthetic technique in paediatric population undergoing various infra-umbilical surgeries. Various adjuvants have been used along with local anaesthetics like ropivacaine in single-shot caudal block for enhancing postoperative analgesia in paediatric infra-umbilical surgeries. Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of dexamethasone used as an adjuvant to 0.2% ropivacaine in caudal block for postoperative analgesia in paediatric patients. Materials and Methods: This was a randomised doubleblinded controlled study conducted on 80 paediatric patients (8 months-8 years), with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II undergoing various infra-umbilical surgeries,at a tertiary care teaching institute from April 2019 to September 2019. These total subjects were randomly allocated into two groups. GroupR (n=40) administered 0.2% ropivacaine (1 mL/kg) while GroupRD (n=40) administered 0.2% ropivacaine (1 mL/kg) with dexamethasone (0.1 mg/kg) in caudal block. The duration of analgesia, postoperative pain scores (Face Legs Activity Cry Consolability (FLACC) score), rescue analgesic consumption in 24 hours, haemodynamic changes and side-effects were noted. The rescue analgesic (paracetamol 15 mg/kg oral) was given whenever FLACC ≥4. Standard qualitative and quantitative tests (unpaired student t-test, Chi-square test) were used to analyse and compare the results obtained. Results: The mean duration of analgesia was significantly longer in Group RD (745.21±146.91 min) as compared to GroupR (440.38±76.44 min); (p-value <0.001). The significantly lower FLACC pain scores were noted in patients in Group RD compared to Group R; (p-value <0.05). The rescue analgesic consumption was significantly lesser in Group RD in terms of requirement of number of doses of rescue analgesic than in Group R; (p-value <0.05). No significant haemodynamic changes or side-effects were observed in both groups; (p-value >0.05). Amongst postoperative complications noted, fever was observed in 1 patient (3.33%) and PONV in 2 patients (6.66%) in Group R. None complications were observed in the patients of RD group. Conclusion: Dexamethasone (0.1 mg/kg) was found to be safe and effective adjuvant to 0.2% ropivacaine for caudal block in children undergoing various infra-umbilical surgeries.


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