scholarly journals Postoperative Pain Management: Change in Its Methods and Role of Patient-Controlled Analgesia

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-654
Author(s):  
Yuichi KANMURA
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Parmar

The aim of this review is to provide practical clinical information on modern pain management options to guide the clinician on evidence-based practices, optimizing the treatment of pain and avoiding practices that may lead to potential abuse. Postoperative pain management is an essential component of any surgeon’s practice and has clear implications for surgical outcomes, patient satisfaction, and population health. Understanding options within a multimodal approach to pain management in the acute setting is a key determinant to improving outcomes for our patients. This review discusses multimodal analgesic options, including a variety of pain medications (opiates, antiinflammatory medications, and patient-controlled analgesia) and techniques (epidural catheter placement, regional nerve blocks) to be used in tandem. Lastly, best possible practices to avoid opiate abuse are discussed. This review contains 4 figures, 5 tables, 1 video and 96 references. Key words: antiinflammatories, epidural, narcotics, patient-controlled analgesia, postoperative pain, regional nerve block


2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan David Kaye ◽  
Matthew B. Novitch ◽  
Sam F. Carlson ◽  
Mitchell C. Fuller ◽  
Shane W. White ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jihoon Hwang ◽  
Sang Kee Min ◽  
Yun Jeong Chae ◽  
Gang Mee Lim ◽  
Han Bum Joe

Owing to a lack of studies investigating the effect of adjustments in fentanyl background infusion (BI) with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) on postoperative analgesia, we evaluated three BI regimens with fentanyl PCA for acute postoperative pain management. This randomised controlled trial enrolled 105 patients, who were assigned to three parallel groups: constant rate BI of 2 mL/h (CRBI group); time-scheduled decremental BI of 6, 2 and 1 mL/h (TDBI group); and BI rates optimised to the demand of PCA (POBI group). The incidence of insufficient analgesia, visual analogue scale (VAS) pain score and side effects were evaluated. The incidence of insufficient analgesia in the post-anaesthesia care unit was lower in the TDBI and POBI groups than the CRBI group. Incidence of insufficient analgesia in the ward was lower in the POBI group than the CRBI group. Postoperative VAS scores were significantly lower in the TDBI and POBI groups for up to 4 h and 24 h, respectively, compared with the CRBI group. Side effects and infused fentanyl dose were highest in the CRBI group. Adjusting BI rate based on time or patient demands could improve postoperative analgesia and reduce side effects. Compared to a constant BI rate, PCA-optimised BI achieved higher patient satisfaction.


2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 2425-2430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Lukosiene ◽  
Danguole Ceslava Rugyte ◽  
Andrius Macas ◽  
Lina Kalibatiene ◽  
Dalius Malcius ◽  
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