Efficacy of Postoperative Epidural Anesthesia Following Abdominoplasty
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Anesthesia
- Sponsor
- Klinik Bogenhausen
- Enrollment
- 112
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- frequency of retrieval of the on-demand non-epidural opiate
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Effective postoperative pain management is essential for patient satisfaction and therefore intraoperative regional nerve blocks have become more and more popular in abdominoplasties. However, the key disadvantage of these blocks are their limited duration of action. This observational study evaluates the effects of a longer- lasting, individualized epidural analgesia using a pain pump to better classify the clinical value of this procedure.
Detailed Description
This work reviews the digital medical charts of patients who underwent selective abdominoplasty without additive surgical procedures within a period of 4 years. Evaluated data comprise the postoperative analgesia regimen, including on-demand medication, mobilization time, inpatient length of stay, and clinical outcome. The patients were grouped by the presence of an epidural catheter.
Investigators
Ulf Dornseifer, MD
Principal Investigator
ISAR Klinikum
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients who underwent abdominoplasty
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients who underwent abdominoplasty combined with additional intraoperative procedures (e.g., liposuction, hernia repair) were excluded
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
frequency of retrieval of the on-demand non-epidural opiate
Time Frame: from the day of inpatient admission to the day of discharge of every included patient. The event determined by reviewing digital medical charts, is therefore assessed for an estimated period of up to 7 days
frequency of retrieval of the on-demand non-epidural opiate as a measure of perceived pain discomfort
Secondary Outcomes
- postoperative mobilization ability(from the day of inpatient admission to the day of discharge of every included patient. The event determined by reviewing digital medical charts, is therefore assessed for an estimated period of up to 7 days)
- timing of urinary catheter removal(from the day of inpatient admission to the day of discharge of every included patient. The event determined by reviewing digital medical charts, is therefore assessed for an estimated period of up to 7 days)
- length of hospital stay(from the day of inpatient admission to the day of discharge of every included patient. The event determined by reviewing digital medical charts, is therefore assessed for an estimated period of up to 7 days)