Intercostal blockade and pulmonary function after cholecystectomy.
Surgery
; 105(2 Pt 1): 166-9, 1989 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2644719
ABSTRACT
Sixty-six patients undergoing cholecystectomy were randomly allocated to receive either intercostal blockade with bupivacaine supplemented with papaveretum or papaveretum alone for postoperative analgesia. Both groups were similar regarding distribution of sex, age, and weight. These two groups were compared. Patients who did not have intercostal blockade required postoperative analgesia sooner. There was no significant difference, however, in the total consumption of papaveretum. Both groups experienced similar degrees of pain, and there were no differences in postoperative pulmonary function. We conclude that although single intercostal blockade is an effective analgesic, it does not improve pain relief and does not improve pulmonary function after cholecystectomy when compared with a regimen of on-demand, intramuscularly administered papaveretum.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pain, Postoperative
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Respiratory Function Tests
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Thoracic Nerves
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Cholecystectomy
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Intercostal Nerves
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Nerve Block
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Surgery
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom