A prospective, randomised, double-blind study was conducted to compare the efficacy of two doses of levobupivacaine combined with sufentanil for continuous epidural infusion following thoractomy. A total of 72 patients undergoing lobectomy or pneumonectomy were enrolled. An epidural catheter was inserted between the levels of T4 and T6 before induction of anaesthesia and a loading dose of levobupivacaine and sufentanil was administered. At the end of surgery an epidural infusion was commenced at 5 ml.h(-1) and continued for 48 h. Patients were randomly allocated to receive either levobupivacaine 0.125% (group A) or 0.0625% (group B) and all patients also received sufentanil (1 mu g.ml(-1)). Visual analogue pain scores after coughing (VASi) were always higher in group B (p < 0.05); VAS pain scores at rest were higher for the first 4 h and at 16 and 28 h in group B (p < 0.05). Total morphine consumption and requests number was lower in group A (p < 0.05). Better pain relief was achieved using epidural 0.125% levobupivacaine.

Epidural infusion of levobupivacaine and sufentanil following thoracotomy / G., De Cosmo Md; E., Congedo Md; A., Mascia Md; E., Adducci Md; Lai, Carlo; P., Aceto Md. - In: ANAESTHESIA. - ISSN 0003-2409. - STAMPA. - 62:10(2007), pp. 994-999. (Intervento presentato al convegno Joint Annual Meeting of the European-Society-of-Anaesthesiology/Annual Meeting of the EAA tenutosi a Madrid, SPAIN nel JUN 03-06, 2006) [10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05184.x].

Epidural infusion of levobupivacaine and sufentanil following thoracotomy

LAI, CARLO;
2007

Abstract

A prospective, randomised, double-blind study was conducted to compare the efficacy of two doses of levobupivacaine combined with sufentanil for continuous epidural infusion following thoractomy. A total of 72 patients undergoing lobectomy or pneumonectomy were enrolled. An epidural catheter was inserted between the levels of T4 and T6 before induction of anaesthesia and a loading dose of levobupivacaine and sufentanil was administered. At the end of surgery an epidural infusion was commenced at 5 ml.h(-1) and continued for 48 h. Patients were randomly allocated to receive either levobupivacaine 0.125% (group A) or 0.0625% (group B) and all patients also received sufentanil (1 mu g.ml(-1)). Visual analogue pain scores after coughing (VASi) were always higher in group B (p < 0.05); VAS pain scores at rest were higher for the first 4 h and at 16 and 28 h in group B (p < 0.05). Total morphine consumption and requests number was lower in group A (p < 0.05). Better pain relief was achieved using epidural 0.125% levobupivacaine.
2007
epidural infusion; pain; thoracotomy
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Epidural infusion of levobupivacaine and sufentanil following thoracotomy / G., De Cosmo Md; E., Congedo Md; A., Mascia Md; E., Adducci Md; Lai, Carlo; P., Aceto Md. - In: ANAESTHESIA. - ISSN 0003-2409. - STAMPA. - 62:10(2007), pp. 994-999. (Intervento presentato al convegno Joint Annual Meeting of the European-Society-of-Anaesthesiology/Annual Meeting of the EAA tenutosi a Madrid, SPAIN nel JUN 03-06, 2006) [10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05184.x].
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