Patient-Controlled Spinal Analgesia for Postoperative Pain Control

1992 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 453???455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Domsky ◽  
David Tarantino
Keyword(s):  
Postoperative Pain ◽  
Pain Control ◽  
Spinal Analgesia ◽  
Postoperative Pain Control

Written Prescription for Over-the-Counter Nonopioid Pain Medications Does Not Increase the Likelihood of Use after Ambulatory Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Lynch ◽  
James S. Lin ◽  
Kanu S. Goyal
Keyword(s):  
Postoperative Pain ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Upper Extremity ◽  
Pain Control ◽  
Control Program ◽  
Postoperative Pain Control ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Unequal Variance ◽  
Pain Medications ◽  
Medication Consumption

Abstract Introduction This study looked to determine how providing written prescriptions of nonopioids affected postoperative pain medication usage and pain control. Materials and Methods Patients undergoing hand and upper-extremity surgery (n = 244) were recruited after the implementation of a postoperative pain control program encouraging nonopioids before opioids. Patients were grouped based on procedure type: bone (n = 66) or soft tissue (n = 178). Patients reported postoperative medication consumption and pain control scores. Two-tailed t-tests assuming unequal variance were performed to look for differences in postoperative pain control and medication consumption between those who were and were not given written prescriptions for nonopioids. Results For both soft tissue and bone procedure patients, a written prescription did not significantly affect patients’ postoperative pain control or medication consumption. Regardless of receiving a written prescription, patients who underwent soft tissue procedures consumed significantly more daily nonopioids than opioids. Conclusion Receiving written prescriptions for nonopioids may not have a significant effect on postoperative pain control or medication consumption. Patients undergoing soft tissue hand and upper extremity procedures may be more likely to consume more daily nonopioids than opioids postoperatively compared to bone procedure patients regardless of whether they receive a written prescription for nonopioids.

scholarly journals Efficacy of flurbiprofen axetil for preventing postanesthetic shivering in patients undergoing gynecologic laparotomy surgeries

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Kotera
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Postoperative Pain ◽  
Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Pain Control ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression ◽  
Postoperative Pain Control ◽  
Flurbiprofen Axetil ◽  
Postanesthetic Shivering

Abstract Background Postanesthetic shivering is an unpleasant adverse event in surgical patients. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug has been reported to be useful in preventing postanesthetic shivering in several previous studies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of flurbiprofen axetil being a prodrug of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug for preventing postanesthetic shivering in patients undergoing gynecologic laparotomy surgeries. Method This study is a retrospective observational study. I collected data from patients undergoing gynecologic laparotomy surgeries performed between October 1, 2019, and September 30, 2020, at Kumamoto City Hospital. All the patients were managed with general anesthesia with or without epidural analgesia. The administration of intravenous 50 mg flurbiprofen axetil for postoperative pain control at the end of the surgery was left to the individual anesthesiologist. The patients were divided into two groups: those who had received intravenous flurbiprofen axetil (flurbiprofen group) and those who had not received intravenous flurbiprofen axetil (non-flurbiprofen group), and I compared the frequency of postanesthetic shivering between the two groups. Additionally, the factors presumably associated with postanesthetic shivering were collected from the medical charts. Intergroup differences were assessed with the χ2 test with Yates’ correlation for continuity category variables. The Student’s t test was used to test for differences in continuous variables. Furthermore, a multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to elucidate the relationship between the administration of flurbiprofen axetil and the incidence of PAS. Results I retrospectively examined the cases of 141 patients aged 49 ± 13 (range 21-84) years old. The overall postanesthetic shivering rate was 21.3% (30 of the 141 patients). The frequency of postanesthetic shivering in the flurbiprofen group (n = 31) was 6.5%, which was significantly lower than that in the non-flurbiprofen group (n = 110), 25.5% (p value = 0.022). A multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that administration of flurbiprofen axetil was independently associated with a reduced incidence of postanesthetic shivering (odds ratio 0.12; 95% confidence interval, 0.02-0.66, p value = 0.015). Conclusions My result suggests that intraoperative 50 mg flurbiprofen axetil administration for postoperative pain control is useful to prevent postanesthetic shivering in patients undergoing gynecologic laparotomy surgeries.

scholarly journals Continuous Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Blocks for Postoperative Pain Control after Hernia Surgery: A Randomized, Triple-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Study

Pain Medicine ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 1957-1964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin W. Heil ◽  
Ken A. Nakanote ◽  
Sarah J. Madison ◽  
Vanessa J. Loland ◽  
Edward R. Mariano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Postoperative Pain ◽  
Pain Control ◽  
Transversus Abdominis ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Transversus Abdominis Plane ◽  
Postoperative Pain Control ◽  
Hernia Surgery
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