A Randomized Comparison of Infraclavicular and Supraclavicular Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia
| Autor: | Reid A. Abrams, Brian M. Ilfeld, Eliza J. Ferguson, Matthew J. Meunier, NavParkash S. Sandhu, Vanessa J. Loland, Sarah J. Madison, Edward R. Mariano, Michael L. Bishop |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Adult
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| Zdroj: | Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 36:26-31 |
| ISSN: | 1098-7339 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/aap.0b013e318203069b |
| Popis: | Background: Although the efficacy of single-injection supraclavicular nerve blocks is well established, no controlled study of continuous supraclavicular blocks is available, and their relative risks and benefits remain unknown. In contrast, the analgesia provided by continuous infraclavicular nerve blocks has been validated in randomized controlled trials. We therefore compared supraclavicular with infraclavicular perineural local anesthetic infusion following distal upper-extremity surgery. Methods: Preoperatively, subjects were randomly assigned to receive a brachial plexus perineural catheter in either the infraclavicular or supraclavicular location using an ultrasound-guided nonstimulating catheter technique. Postoperatively, subjects were discharged home with a portable pump (400-mL reservoir) infusing 0.2% ropivacaine (basal rate of 8 mL/hr; 4-mL bolus dose; 30-min lockout interval). Subjects were followed up by telephone on an outpatient basis. The primary outcome was the average pain score on the day after surgery. Results: Sixty subjects were enrolled, with 31 and 29 randomized to receive an infraclavicular and supraclavicular catheter, respectively. All perineural catheters were successfully placed per protocol. Because of protocol violations and missing data, an intention-to-treat analysis was not used; rather, only subjects with catheters in situ and whom we were able to contact were included in the analyses. The day after surgery, subjects in the infraclavicular group reported average pain as median of 2.0 (10th-90th percentiles, 0.5-6.0) compared with 4.0 (10th-90th percentiles, 0.6-7.7) in the supraclavicular group (P = 0.025). Similarly, least pain scores (numeric rating scale) on postoperative day 1 were lower in the infraclavicular group compared with the supraclavicular group (0.5 [10th-90th percentiles, 0.0-3.5] vs 2.0 [10th-90th percentiles, 0.0-4.7], respectively; P = 0.040). Subjects in the infraclavicular group required less rescue oral analgesic (oxycodone, in milligrams) for breakthrough pain in the 18 to 24 hrs after surgery compared with the supraclavicular group (0.0 [10th-90th percentiles, 0.0-5.0] vs 5.0 [10th-90th percentiles, 0.0-15.0], respectively; P = 0.048). There were no statistically significant differences in other secondary outcomes. Conclusions: A local anesthetic infusion via an infraclavicular perineural catheter provides superior analgesia compared with a supraclavicular perineural catheter. |
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