Single-shot Intercostal Nerve Block as an Adjunct to Post-operative Pain Control for Upper Abdominal Surgery in the Obese Patient.

Autor: Pearce PH; Department of Anaesthesia, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, 3002 Australia., Bjorksten AR
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Obesity surgery [Obes Surg] 1991 Jun; Vol. 1 (2), pp. 141-144.
DOI: 10.1381/096089291765561141
Abstrakt: One-hundred and ninety-two obese patients presented for upper abdominal surgery, of which 110 received general anesthesia with opioid analgesia and 82 patients received general anesthesia with opioid analgesia plus a single-shot intercostal nerve block of 0.5% bupivacaine in 1: 200,000 adrenaline. A significant increase in the time to first post-operative opioid dose and a significant reduction in the number of doses over the first 12 and 24 h periods were noted in the patients receiving intercostal nerve block.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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