OBJECTIVES:Intravenous local anesthetics may ameliorate pain and clinical course in patients with major abdominal surgery. AIM: To investigate their effects in acute pancreatitis. METHODS:Forty-six consecutive patients with acute pancreatitis randomly received intravenous procaine (2 g/24 h) or placebo for 72 hours in a double-blind fashion. Pain severity (visual analog scale, 0-100), on-demand pain medication (metamizole and/or buprenorphine), and the clinical course were monitored every 24 hours. RESULTS: Data of 44 patients were subjected to intention-to-treat analysis. Although there were no differences between groups before treatment, procaine treatment was associated with a stronger decrease in pain compared with placebo (median visual analog scale decrement, -62 vs -39, P = 0.025). Moreover, there was a greater proportion of patients with adequate (≥ 67%) pain reduction (75% vs 43%, P = 0.018), less use of additional analgesics (P = 0.042), and overall analgesic superiority (P = 0.015). Compared with placebo, the proportion of patients hospitalized after 2 weeks was reduced by 80% after procaine treatment (P = 0.012). CONCLUSIONS: These findings support the hypothesis that systemic administration of local anesthetics might improve pain and accelerate clinical recovery in acute pancreatitis.
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OBJECTIVES: Intravenous local anesthetics may ameliorate pain and clinical course in patients with major abdominal surgery. AIM: To investigate their effects in acute pancreatitis. METHODS: Forty-six consecutive patients with acute pancreatitis randomly received intravenous procaine (2 g/24 h) or placebo for 72 hours in a double-blind fashion. Pain severity (visual analog scale, 0-100), on-demand pain medication (metamizole and/or buprenorphine), and the clinical course were monitored every 24 hours. RESULTS: Data of 44 patients were subjected to intention-to-treat analysis. Although there were no differences between groups before treatment, procaine treatment was associated with a stronger decrease in pain compared with placebo (median visual analog scale decrement, -62 vs -39, P = 0.025). Moreover, there was a greater proportion of patients with adequate (≥ 67%) pain reduction (75% vs 43%, P = 0.018), less use of additional analgesics (P = 0.042), and overall analgesic superiority (P = 0.015). Compared with placebo, the proportion of patients hospitalized after 2 weeks was reduced by 80% after procaine treatment (P = 0.012). CONCLUSIONS: These findings support the hypothesis that systemic administration of local anesthetics might improve pain and accelerate clinical recovery in acute pancreatitis.
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