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Trial reportRadiology and oncology2025

Effectiveness of tramadol or topic lidocaine compared to epidural or opioid analgesia on postoperative analgesia in laparoscopic colorectal tumor resection.

Alenka Spindler-Vesel, Matej Jenko, Ajsa Repar, Iztok Potocnik, Jasmina Markovic-Bozic

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Trial report in Radiology and oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Alenka Spindler-Vesel1Clinical Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Matej Jenko1Clinical Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Ajsa Repar3Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Iztok Potocnik2Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Jasmina Markovic-Bozic1Clinical Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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Abstract

backgroundChronic postoperative pain is the most common postoperative complication that impairs quality of life. Postoperative pain gradually develops into neuropathic pain. Multimodal analgesia targets multiple points in the pain pathway and influences the mechanisms of pain chronification. PATIENTS AND

methodsWe investigated whether a lidocaine patch at the wound site or an infusion of metamizole and tramadol can reduce opioid consumption during laparoscopic colorectal surgery and whether the results are comparable to those of epidural analgesia. Patients were randomly divided into four groups according to the type of postoperative analgesia. Group 1 consisted of 20 patients who received an infusion of piritramide. Group 2 consisted of 21 patients who received an infusion of metamizole and tramadol. Group 3 consisted of 20 patients who received patient-controlled epidural analgesia. Group 4 consisted of 22 patients who received piritramide together with a 5% lidocaine patch on the wound site. The occurrence of neuropathic pain was also investigated.

resultsPiritramide consumption was significantly lowest in group 3 on the day of surgery and on the first and second day after surgery. Group 4 required significantly less piritramide than group 1 on the day of surgery and on the first and second day after surgery. The group with metamizole and tramadol required significantly less piritramide than groups 1 and 4 on the first and second day after surgery. On the day of surgery, this group required the highest amount of piritramide.

conclusionsWeak opioids such as tramadol in combination with non-opioids such as metamizole were as effective as epidural analgesia in terms of postoperative analgesia and opioid consumption. A lidocaine patch in combination with an infusion of piritramide have been able to reduce opioid consumption.

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Analgesia, EpiduralAnalgesics, OpioidAnesthetics, LocalColorectal NeoplasmsLaparoscopyLidocainePostoperative PainTramadolAdultAgedAnalgesia, Patient-ControlledDipyroneFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedAnalgesics, OpioidAnesthetics, LocalDipyroneLidocainePirinitramideTramadolcolorectal tumorepidural analgesialaparoscopic surgeryopioid analgesiapostoperative analgesiatopical analgesia

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PMID39754642
PMCPMC11867567

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