Ersin Gürkan Dumlu1, Mehmet Tokaç1, Haydar Öcal1, Doğukan Durak1, Halil Kara2, Mehmet Kılıç3, Abdussamed Yalçın3. 1. Clinic of General Surgery, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. 2. Department of Pharmacology, Yıldırım Beyazıt University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. 3. Department of General Surgery, Yıldırım Beyazıt University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate the effect of bupivacaine and to compare the routes of administration of bupivacaine in the management of postoperative incision site pain after thyroidectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Consecutive patients who were planned for thyroidectomy surgery were randomized into three groups of 30 patients each: Group 1 (control group): standard thyroidectomy surgery without additional intervention; Group 2 (paratracheal infiltration with bupivacaine): following thyroidectomy, 0.25% bupivacaine was applied on the surgical area; Group 3 (subcutaneous infiltration with bupivacaine): following thyroidectomy, 0.25% bupivacaine was injected into the cutaneous, subcutaneous region and fascia of the surgical area. Postoperative pain was evaluated by a visual analog scale (VAS) at 1(st), 4(th), and 12(th) hours after thyroidectomy. Total daily requirement for additional analgesia was recorded. RESULTS:The mean age of 90 patients was 44.37±13.42 years, and the female:male ratio was 62:28. There was no difference between study groups in terms of age, thyroid volume, TSH and T4 levels. VAS score of patients in paratracheal infiltration with bupivacaine group was significantly lower than control group patients at 1(st), 4(th) and 12(th) hours following thyroidectomy (p=0.030, p=0.033, p=0.039, respectively). The need for analgesics was significantly lower in both paratracheal infiltration and subcutaneous infiltration groups than the control group (86.7%, 83.0%, and 73.3%, respectively, p=0.049). CONCLUSIONS:Intraoperative local bupivacaine application is effective in decreasing postoperative pain in patients with thyroidectomy.
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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate the effect of bupivacaine and to compare the routes of administration of bupivacaine in the management of postoperative incision site pain after thyroidectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Consecutive patients who were planned for thyroidectomy surgery were randomized into three groups of 30 patients each: Group 1 (control group): standard thyroidectomy surgery without additional intervention; Group 2 (paratracheal infiltration with bupivacaine): following thyroidectomy, 0.25% bupivacaine was applied on the surgical area; Group 3 (subcutaneous infiltration with bupivacaine): following thyroidectomy, 0.25% bupivacaine was injected into the cutaneous, subcutaneous region and fascia of the surgical area. Postoperative pain was evaluated by a visual analog scale (VAS) at 1(st), 4(th), and 12(th) hours after thyroidectomy. Total daily requirement for additional analgesia was recorded. RESULTS: The mean age of 90 patients was 44.37±13.42 years, and the female:male ratio was 62:28. There was no difference between study groups in terms of age, thyroid volume, TSH and T4 levels. VAS score of patients in paratracheal infiltration with bupivacaine group was significantly lower than control group patients at 1(st), 4(th) and 12(th) hours following thyroidectomy (p=0.030, p=0.033, p=0.039, respectively). The need for analgesics was significantly lower in both paratracheal infiltration and subcutaneous infiltration groups than the control group (86.7%, 83.0%, and 73.3%, respectively, p=0.049). CONCLUSIONS: Intraoperative local bupivacaine application is effective in decreasing postoperative pain in patients with thyroidectomy.
Authors: Johannes W van Isselt; John M H de Klerk; Peter P van Rijk; Adrianus P G van Gils; Lambertus J Polman; Chris Kamphuis; Rudy Meijer; Freek J Beekman Journal: Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging Date: 2003-01-23 Impact factor: 9.236