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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental medicine2015

Postoperative continuous wound infusion of ropivacaine has comparable analgesic effects and fewer complications as compared to traditional patient-controlled analgesia with sufentanil in patients undergoing non-cardiac thoracotomy.

Fang-Fang Liu, Xiao-Ming Liu, Xiao-Yu Liu, Jun Tang, Li Jin, Wei-Yan Li, Li-Dong Zhang

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Article in International journal of clinical and experimental medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  4. Does continuous wound infiltration enhance baseline intravenous multimodal analgesia after posterior spinal fusion surgery? A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2017
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Fang-Fang LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University Nanjing, China.
Xiao-Ming LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University Nanjing, China.
Xiao-Yu LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University Nanjing, China.
Jun TangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University Nanjing, China.
Li JinDepartment of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University Nanjing, China.
Wei-Yan LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University Nanjing, China.
Li-Dong ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University Nanjing, China.
Jinling Institute of Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo compare the postoperative analgesic effects of continuous wound infusion of ropivacaine with traditional patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with sufentanil after non-cardiac thoracotomy.

methodsOne hundred and twenty adult patients undergoing open thoracotomy were recruited into this assessor-blinded, randomized study. Patients were randomly assigned to receive analgesia through a wound catheter placed below the fascia and connected to a 2 ml/h ropivacaine 0.5% (RWI group) or sufentanil PCA (SPCA group). Analgesia continued for 48 h. Visual analogue scores (VAS) at rest and movement, Ramsay scores and adverse effects were recorded at 2, 8, 12, 24, 36 and 48 h after surgery. Three months after discharge, patient's satisfaction, residual pain and surgical wound complications were assessed.

resultsGeneral characteristics of patients were comparable between two groups. There were no statistical differences in the VAS scores and postoperative pethidine consumption between two groups (P > 0.05). However, when compared with SPCA group, the incidences of drowsiness, dizziness and respiratory depression, ICU stay and hospital expenditure reduced significantly in RWI group (P < 0.05). Patients' satisfaction with pain management was also improved markedly in RWI group (P < 0.05).

conclusionContinuous wound infusion with ropivacaine is effective for postoperative analgesia and has comparable effects to traditional PCA with sufentanil. Furthermore, this therapy may also reduce the incidences of drowsiness, dizziness, respiratory depression and decrease the ICU stay and hospital expenditure.

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continuous wound infusionnon-cardiac thoracotomypatient-controlled analgesiaRopivacainesufentanil

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PMID26131121
PMCPMC4483959
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