The effects of subfascial wound versus epidural levo-bupivacaine infusion on postoperative pain following hysterectomy.

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Kilic M., Seyhan T., Sungur M., Ekiz N., Bastu E., Senturk M.

Minerva anestesiologica, vol.80, pp.769-78, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 80
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: Minerva anestesiologica
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.769-78
  • Keywords: Hysterectomy, Levobupivacaine, Pain, PATIENT-CONTROLLED ANALGESIA, ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY, CESAREAN DELIVERY, BUPIVACAINE, EFFICACY, CATHETERS, RELIEF, MORPHINE, INTRAPERITONEAL, INSTILLATION
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Local analgesia through wound catheters is used as a part of multimodal analgesia. The efficacy of continuous subfascial wound infusion compared to epidural analgesia is unknown for abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (TAH-BSO) via Pfannenstiel incision. The aim of this study was to compare the aforementioned two methods in this type of surgery for postoperative morphine consumption, acute and persistent postsurgical pain.