Abstract | PURPOSE: The aim of this observational study was to assess the influence of preoperative opioid consumption on postoperative morphine consumption after leg amputation performed under combined regional and general anesthesia. METHODS: After Institutional Review Board approval, patients scheduled for leg amputation were included in a prospective observational study. A popliteal sciatic nerve catheter was placed preoperatively and 0.75% ropivacaine 20 mL was injected incrementally. Amputation was performed under general anesthesia. Postoperative analgesia included acetaminophen, a continuous infusion of 0.2% ropivacaine at 7 mL hr(-1), and intravenous morphine if the visual analogue scale (VAS) pain score was >3 on a 0-10 scale. Patients were divided post-hoc into two groups according to their preoperative opioid consumption: yes (Preop opioids) or no (No preop opioid). RESULTS: Twenty-two patients were included, 12 in the Preop opioids Group and 10 in the No preop opioid Group. The VAS score after catheter insertion and before induction of general anesthesia was zero in both groups. Total postoperative opioid consumption from day 1 to day 3 and daily consumption at day 7 was greater in the Preop opioids Group than in the No preop opioid Group (52 [13-133] mg morphine equivalents vs 0 [0-26] mg; P = 0.02) and (10 [8-25] mg vs 0 [0-0] mg; P = 0.01), respectively, (median [25-75 interquartile values]). CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Stéphanie Roullet, Karine Nouette-Gaulain, Matthieu Biais, Nathalie Bernard, Antoine Bénard, Philippe Revel, Xavier Capdevila, François Sztark |
Journal | Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie
(Can J Anaesth)
Vol. 56
Issue 12
Pg. 908-13
(Dec 2009)
ISSN: 1496-8975 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19908106
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Amides
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
- Analgesics, Opioid
- Anesthetics, Local
- Acetaminophen
- Morphine
- Ropivacaine
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Topics |
- Acetaminophen
(therapeutic use)
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Amides
(therapeutic use)
- Amputation, Surgical
(methods)
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
(therapeutic use)
- Analgesics, Opioid
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Anesthetics, Local
(therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Leg
(surgery)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Morphine
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Nerve Block
(methods)
- Pain Measurement
- Pain, Postoperative
(prevention & control)
- Phantom Limb
(drug therapy)
- Preoperative Care
(methods)
- Prospective Studies
- Ropivacaine
- Sciatic Nerve
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