Continuous Epidural Infusion of Large Concentration/Small Volume Versus Small Concentration/Large Volume of Levobupivacaine for Postoperative Analgesia

2003 ◽  
pp. 796-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mira Dernedde ◽  
Michaela Stadler ◽  
Francoise Bardiau ◽  
and Jean G. Boogaerts
Keyword(s):  
Postoperative Analgesia ◽  
Large Volume ◽  
Small Volume ◽  
Small Concentration ◽  
Epidural Infusion ◽  
Large Concentration ◽  
Continuous Epidural Infusion ◽  
Volume Versus

Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia Versus Continuous Epidural Infusion with Ropivacaine for Postoperative Analgesia in Children

2003 ◽  
Vol 97 (6) ◽  
pp. 1608-1611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Antok ◽  
Fabienne Bordet ◽  
Frédéric Duflo ◽  
Sabine Lansiaux ◽  
Sylvie Combet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epidural Analgesia ◽  
Postoperative Analgesia ◽  
Epidural Infusion ◽  
Continuous Epidural Infusion

Postoperative Analgesia with No Motor Block by Continuous Epidural Infusion of Ropivacaine 0.1% and Sufentanil After Total Hip Replacement

1999 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 395-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Kampe ◽  
Christoph Weigand ◽  
Jost Kaufmann ◽  
Markus Klimek ◽  
Dietmar Pierre Konig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Hip Replacement ◽  
Postoperative Analgesia ◽  
Hip Replacement ◽  
Motor Block ◽  
Epidural Infusion ◽  
Continuous Epidural Infusion ◽  
Total Hip

Efficacy of Postoperative Patient-controlled and Continuous Infusion Epidural Analgesia versus  Intravenous Patient-controlled Analgesia with Opioids

2005 ◽  
Vol 103 (5) ◽  
pp. 1079-1088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher L. Wu ◽  
Seth R. Cohen ◽  
Jeffrey M. Richman ◽  
Andrew J. Rowlingson ◽  
Genevieve E. Courpas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epidural Analgesia ◽  
Postoperative Analgesia ◽  
Motor Block ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Epidural Infusion ◽  
Patient Controlled Analgesia ◽  
Analgesic Agent ◽  
Postoperative Patient ◽  
Continuous Epidural Infusion ◽  
Pain At Rest

The authors performed a meta-analysis and found that epidural analgesia overall provided superior postoperative analgesia compared with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia. For all types of surgery and pain assessments, all forms of epidural analgesia (both continuous epidural infusion and patient-controlled epidural analgesia) provided significantly superior postoperative analgesia compared with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia, with the exception of hydrophilic opioid-only epidural regimens. Continuous epidural infusion provided statistically significantly superior analgesia versus patient-controlled epidural analgesia for overall pain, pain at rest, and pain with activity; however, patients receiving continuous epidural infusion had a significantly higher incidence of nausea-vomiting and motor block but lower incidence of pruritus. In summary, almost without exception, epidural analgesia, regardless of analgesic agent, epidural regimen, and type and time of pain assessment, provided superior postoperative analgesia compared to intravenous patient-controlled analgesia.

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