Epidural analgesia following posterior scoliosis correction surgery in adolescents: Double epidural catheter technique with patient controlled analgesia versus continue infusion

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 208
Author(s):  
Takmaz S. Akn ◽  
H. Başar ◽  
Ç. Özgün ◽  
H. M. Özdemir ◽  
A. Sakaoğullar
Keyword(s):  
Epidural Analgesia ◽  
Epidural Catheter ◽  
Patient Controlled Analgesia ◽  
Catheter Technique ◽  
Scoliosis Correction ◽  
Correction Surgery

Double Epidural Catheter with Ropivacaine versus  Intravenous Morphine: A Comparison for Postoperative Analgesia after Scoliosis Correction Surgery

2005 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Blumenthal ◽  
Kan Min ◽  
Marco Nadig ◽  
Alain Borgeat
Keyword(s):  
Epidural Catheter ◽  
Postoperative Analgesia ◽  
Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Bowel Function ◽  
Epidural Group ◽  
Pain Scores ◽  
Catheter Technique ◽  
Scoliosis Correction ◽  
Intravenous Morphine ◽  
Epidural Catheters

Background Major spine surgery with a dorsal or ventrodorsal approach causes severe postoperative pain. The use of continuous epidural analgesia through one or two epidural catheters placed intraoperatively by the surgeon has been shown to provide efficient postoperative pain control. In this prospective unblinded study, the authors compared the efficacy of continuous intravenous morphine with a continuous double epidural catheter technique with ropivacaine after scoliosis correction. Methods Thirty patients with American Society of Anesthesiology physical status I-III were prospectively randomized to either the morphine group or the epidural group. At the end of surgery, patients in the epidural group received two epidural catheters placed by the surgeon, one directed cephalad and one caudally. Correct placement was checked radiographically. Postoperative analgesia until the first postoperative morning was performed with remifentanil target-control infusion for all patients. From that time remifentanil was stopped and continuous intravenous analgesia with morphine or double epidural analgesia with ropivacaine 0.3% was initiated (T0 = beginning of study). Pain at rest and pain in motion (using a visual analog scale from 0-100), the amount of rescue analgesics, sensory level, motor blockade, postoperative nausea and vomiting, and pruritus were assessed every 6 h and bowel function was assessed every 12 h until T72 (end of study). Two days later, patient satisfaction was assessed. Results Pain scores at rest were significantly decreased in the epidural group at all time points except at T12, T60, and T72. Pain scores in motion were significantly decreased in the epidural group at T24, T48, and T72. Bowel activity was significantly better in the epidural group at T24, T36, T48, and T60. Postoperative nausea and vomiting and pruritus occurred significantly less frequently in the epidural group. No complications related to the epidural catheter occurred. Conclusions Both methods provide efficient postoperative analgesia. However, double epidural catheter technique provides better postoperative analgesia, earlier recovery of bowel function, fewer side effects, and a higher patient satisfaction.

Postoperative Anesthesia Of Elderly And Senile Patients With Total Joint Replacement Of The Lower Extremities

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (09) ◽  
pp. 75-81
Author(s):  
Gaziev Z.T. ◽  
Avakov V.E. ◽  
Shorustamov M.T. ◽  
Bektemirova N.T.
Keyword(s):  
Epidural Analgesia ◽  
Postoperative Period ◽  
Joint Replacement ◽  
Total Joint Replacement ◽  
Lower Extremities ◽  
Multimodal Analgesia ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Patient Controlled Analgesia ◽  
Physical Status ◽  
Traumatic Injuries

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of patient-controlled analgesia through prolonged epidural analgesia after joint replacement of the lower extremities. Material and methods. We analyzed the postoperative period of 213 elderly and senile patients who were operated on for degenerative-dystrophic and traumatic injuries of the joints of the lower extremities. All patients underwent total joint replacement (164 - THA and 49 - TKA). The age of patients is from 65 to 90 years (average age was 78 ± 8 years) with a physical status of ASA 3 and above. All examined patients were divided into 2 groups. 63 patients comprised the main group, which in the postoperative period underwent patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) through prolonged epidural analgesia. The control group consisted of 150 patients, for the anesthesia of which in the postoperative period only standard systemic multimodal analgesia was used Conclusion. Patient-controlled analgesia is an alternative to traditional analgesic regimens. This method should be one of the main methods after surgical anesthesia for joint replacement of the lower limb in elderly and senile patients.

scholarly journals EFFECT OF POSTOPERATIVE EPIDURAL ANALGESIA AFTER MAJOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES, A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
Laxmi Pathak
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Postoperative Pain ◽  
Epidural Analgesia ◽  
Epidural Catheter ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Epidural Catheterization ◽  
American Society ◽  
Upper Abdominal ◽  
Postoperative Epidural Analgesia

INTRODUCTION: Epidural analgesia has been used in many major surgeries like upper abdominal surgery, cardio-thoracic surgery, orthopedic surgery etc. Epidural analgesia is one of the commonly used methods of postoperative pain control despite its associated complications. So, this study was conducted to find out its effectiveness in major orthopedic surgeries done in Universal College of Medical Sciences. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective study was done at Universal College of Medical Sciences & Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa, Nepal from July 2012 to June 2014. Data of 57 patients, aged between 17 to 91 years having American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1 and 2 who had undergone major orthopedic surgeries under spinal anesthesia and lumber epidural catheterization were collected and important information regarding anesthesia and surgery, epidural catheter and postoperative epidural analgesia, any complications if occurred throughout the study period were recorded. Departmental Protocol for epidural analgesia was followed in these patients. Patients who received intraoperative epidural anesthesia or analgesia and any other anesthetic or analgesic agents were excluded in this study. RESULTS: This study found epidural analgesia, a very effective way to relieve pain in patients undergoing major orthopedic surgeries, when given according to the Departmental Protocol. There were no any complications related to epidural analgesia till 4th postoperative day. Out of 57, only 2 patients received injection Ketorolac intravenously as a rescue analgesic at the same day of operation before epidural top up. Average time to demand for analgesic after the last dose of epidural top up was 21.933 hours. All patients were mobilized around their beds on 2nd postoperative day. The average postoperative days of hospital stay was only 6.5 days. CONCLUSION: Epidural mixture of Bupivacaine-morphine in lower dose and concentration given as an intermittent bolus dosing via lumber epidural catheter is safe and very effective in relieving postoperative pain after major orthopedic surgeries without any significant complications.Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences (2015) Vol.03 No.02 Issue 10   

scholarly journals Retrospective Analysis on Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IOM) of Potential Nerve Injury in Scoliosis Correction Surgery

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Omat Rachmat ◽  
◽  
Dohar AL Tobing ◽  
Rr. Nur Fauziyah ◽  
Jenifer Kiem Aviani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Injury ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring ◽  
Neurological Deficits ◽  
Neurological Injury ◽  
Central Hospital ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Post Surgery ◽  
Scoliosis Correction ◽  
Correction Surgery

Iatrogenic spinal injury resulting in paraplegia or paraparesis after surgical correction of scoliosis deformity is a rare complication but is very detrimental to the patient. Intraoperative Neuromonitoring (IOM) has become the gold standard to monitor surgical procedures which has potential risks to damage the spinal cord. This study aimed to retrospectively analyze the role of IOM in predicting the severity and extent of neurological injury during and after spinal correction surgery in adult idiopathic scoliosis cases related to surgical variables. This was a retrospective cohort study conducted at Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Central Hospital, Fatmawati Central Hospital, and dr. Drajat Prawiranegara General Hospital during the period of 20 March 2018 to 20 August 2019. The primary outcomes were intraoperative monitoring status and post-operative neurological deficits status. Confounder data on scoliosis correction degree, intraoperative hemorrhage, and type of anesthesia used during surgery were retrieved. Chi-Square statistic was used in the analysis. Out of the ninety three patients eligible for this study, twenty two patients was detected as positive in IOM assessment. Four of the patients were found to be positive for post-operative neuromuscular defect. Thereby it can be concluded that IOM procedure can effectively prevent neurological deficits post-surgery with 81.8% specificity and 95.7% sensitivity among thosepositively detected by IOM. Some of the factors that could potentially influence false positive IOM results such as anesthetic used; dosage and administration procedures; magnitude of the scoliosis correction angle; and amount of bleeding during surgery have to be carefully analyzed.

scholarly journals Long-term Complications of Unintentional Dural Puncture During Labor Epidural Analgesia: A Case-Control Study.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Lacombe ◽  
Kristi Downey ◽  
Xiang Y. Ye ◽  
Jose C.A. Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Epidural Analgesia ◽  
Epidural Catheter ◽  
Chronic Headache ◽  
Dural Puncture ◽  
Chronic Back Pain ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Auditory Impairment ◽  
Control Study

Introduction: Epidural analgesia is the preferred method to manage pain during labor and delivery. The insertion of the epidural catheter can be complicated by unintentional dural puncture that may result in postdural puncture headache. There is limited evidence on the long term implications of this complication. We sought to investigate if women who sustained a dural puncture have a higher risk of developing chronic headache, low back pain and visual or auditory impairment. Methods: We conducted a 1:1 case-control study with women who delivered at our institution from January 2015 to December 2019. Cases were women who received epidural analgesia and sustained an unintentional dural puncture and controls were women who received epidural analgesia but did not sustain such complication. We matched cases and controls for date of delivery, age, and BMI. All women completed an online survey with validated questionnaires for diagnosis of chronic headache and chronic back pain. We used dichotomic (yes/no) questions to look for the presence of chronic visual and auditory impairment. Results: Sixty-three case-control pairs were studied. Women who sustained a dural puncture during their epidural catheter insertion had a higher risk of developing chronic headache [14.3%, versus 4.8%, p=0.049, AOR: 3.36 (1.05, 12.82)] and chronic back pain [39.7% versus 19.1%, p=0.009, AOR: 2.67 (1.25, 5.72)] than women who did not sustain a dural puncture. The incidence of chronic auditory impairment was also higher in the dural puncture group [14.3% versus 1.6%, p=0.007, AOR: 9.98 (1.21, 82.62)]. Conclusions: An unintentional dural puncture during epidural catheter insertion in parturients is associated with increased risk of chronic headache, back pain and auditory impairment.

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