A randomized clinical trial to compare the efficacy of continuous local anesthetic wound infusion with thoracic epidural analgesia in post-operative pain control after pancreatic surgery

  • Maria Rosaria Spoto Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
  • Paola Zito Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
  • Andrea Forastieri Molinari Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
  • Giovanni Capretti Department of Surgery
  • Francesca Gavazzi Department of Surgery
  • Cristina Rid Department of Surgery
  • Stefania Grimaldi Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
  • Samantha Pesce Department of Immunology and Inflammation Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, via Manzoni 56, Rozzano (MI) – (Italy)
  • Paola Allavena Department of Immunology and Inflammation Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, via Manzoni 56, Rozzano (MI) – (Italy)
Keywords: Epidural analgesia, Local anaesthesia, Postoperative pain, Pancreatectomy

Abstract

Introduction: Few data support the use of thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) in pancreatic surgery. Recent evidence suggested that the use of continuous wound local anesthetic infusion (CWI) could be a reliable and effective procedure in different types of surgeries. The aim of this study was to determine if CWI could be an alternative to TEA in pancreatic surgery.

 

Published
01-25-2019
How to Cite
Spoto, M. R., Zito, P., Molinari, A. F., Capretti, G., Gavazzi, F., Rid, C., Grimaldi, S., Pesce, S., & Allavena, P. (2019). A randomized clinical trial to compare the efficacy of continuous local anesthetic wound infusion with thoracic epidural analgesia in post-operative pain control after pancreatic surgery. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 429-436. Retrieved from https://apicareonline.com/index.php/APIC/article/view/278
Issue
Vol.19 No.4(2015): October-December
Section
Original Articles