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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Polglase, Adrian L
• McMurrick, Paul J
• Simpson, Paul J. B
• Wale, Roger J
• Carne, Peter W. G
• Johnson, William
• Chee, Justin
• Ooi, Corrine W
• Chong, Jennifer W. D
• Kingsland, Sally R
• Buchbinder, Rachelle

Titel

Continuous Wound Infusion of Local Anesthetic for the Control of Pain After Elective Abdominal Colorectal Surgery

Ist Teil von

• Diseases of the colon & rectum, 2007-12, Vol.50 (12), p.2158-2167

Ort / Verlag

Secaucus, NJ: The ASCRS

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• PURPOSE: METHODS:We performed a randomized, participant and outcome assessor-blinded, placebo-controlled trial on patients presenting for major abdominal colorectal surgery at our institution between December 2003 and February 2006. Patients were allocated to receive ropivacaine 0.54 percent or normal saline via a dual catheter Painbuster Soaker™ (I-Flow Corporation, OH, USA) continuous infusion device into their midline laparotomy wound for 72 hours postoperatively. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:Management of pain after major abdominal colorectal surgery is best achieved through adopting a multimodal approach to analgesia. Delivery of ropivacaine to midline laparotomy wounds via a Painbuster Soaker™ device is safe, but we have not demonstrated any significant clinical advantage over current best practice.