NSAID With IV-PCA Morphine is an Alternative to Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Post-thoracotomy Pain
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Diclofenac
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- pain intensity 6 months after surgery
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 14 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators investigated whether a strictly controlled pain management with patients participating in a clinical study can attenuate persistence of post-thoracotomy pain. The investigators also wanted to find out whether NSAID + intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with morphine is an efficacious alternative to thoracic epidural analgesia.
Investigators
Elina Tiippana, MD
M.D.
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients scheduled for elective thoracotomy for lung surgery
Exclusion Criteria
- •Contraindication to any of the study drugs or an epidural catheter,
- •Significant liver, renal or cardiac disease
- •Peptic ulcer
- •Regular use of analgesics
- •Re-thoracotomy, and the patient´s inability to understand the use of PCA/patient controlled thoracic epidural analgesia (PCEA).
Arms & Interventions
diclofenac + IV-PCA
oral diclofenac 75 mg, a 44-hour iv-infusion of diclofenac 150 mg/24h, intercostal nerve block with 20 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine, IV-PCA programmed with morphine boluses, from the 2nd postoperative morning the patients were given oral diclofenac 75 mg x 2, IV-PCA-morphine was discontinued after removal of pleural drains, and the patients were given oral oxycodone
Intervention: Diclofenac
parecoxib/ valdecoxib + IV-PCA
oral valdecoxib 40 mg, a 44-hour iv-infusion parecoxib 80 mg/24h, intercostal nerve block with 20 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine, IV-PCA programmed with morphine, From the 2nd postoperative morning valdecoxib 40 mg x 2, IV-PCA-morphine was discontinued after removal of pleural drains, and the patients were given oral oxycodone
Intervention: parecoxib/ valdecoxib
patient controlled epidural analgesia
At the induction of anesthesia the PCEA-patients were given IV paracetamol 1g and an epidural loading dose of 1 ml/10 kg of 0.15% bupivacaine with fentanyl 6 µg/ml. Thereafter a continuous infusion was started at 1 ml/10 kg/h. In the PACU PCEA-patients could take incremental doses, IV paracetamol 1g x 4 for the first 24 hours and thereafter 1g x 3 orally, PCEA was discontinued and paracetamol was replaced with ibuprofen 600 mg x 3 and oral oxycodone
Intervention: patient controlled epidural analgesia
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
pain intensity 6 months after surgery
Time Frame: 6 months
The primary outcome when comparing the Intervention and Control groups was pain intensity 6 months after surgery.
Secondary Outcomes
- consumption of PCA-morphine(4 days)
- pain intensity while coughing(4 days)
- adverse effects(1-7 days)