Perioperative management in patients undergoing pancreatic surgery: the anesthesiologist's point of view.
Transplant Proc
; 40(4): 1195-9, 2008 May.
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| ID: mdl-18555147
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
A high rate of mortality and morbidity has been associated with pancreaticoduodenectomy; the 5-year survival rate is 15% to 25% compared with 1% to 5% among those who did not have any cancer-directed treatment. Systemic rather than surgical complications cause the majority of perioperative deaths, so the anesthesiologist has a crucial role in the management of these patients. This work sought to evaluate an improved approach to perioperative pain management, postsurgical complications as well as outcomes. PATIENTS From 2002 to 2007, 40 patients underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic or periampullary cancer. The anesthesia protocol was standardized for postoperative pain control. Patients were randomly divided into two groups 16 patients received an epidural analgesia with local anesthetics combined with opioids (T(9)-T(10); group A) and 24 had IV analgesia with morphine (group B).RESULTS:
Postoperative mortality was 2.5%. With regard to complications we observed 4 biliary fistulas, 2 pancreatic fistulas with spontaneous healing in one patient and death in the other as well as wound infections. Patients treated with epidural analgesia experienced better pain relief, compared with subjects receiving IV analgesia, which demonstrated a higher incidence of opioid-related adverse effects such as sedation and respiratory depression.CONCLUSION:
Adequate perioperative treatment included suitable nutritional support and pain management using loco-regional techniques, which seem to improve the surgical outcomes among pancreatic cancer patients.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Problema de saúde:
6_endocrine_disorders
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6_pancreatic_cancer
Assunto principal:
Dor Pós-Operatória
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Pancreaticoduodenectomia
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Período Intraoperatório
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Anestesia
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Transplant Proc
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália