Yu Ohkura1,2, Junichi Shindoh3,4, Masaki Ueno3,4, Toshiro Iizuka4,5, Shusuke Haruta3, Harushi Udagawa3,4. 1. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8470, Japan. yu.ohkura107@gmail.com. 2. Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Tokyo, Japan. yu.ohkura107@gmail.com. 3. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8470, Japan. 4. Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Tokyo, Japan. 5. Department of Gastroenterology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract
PURPOSES: To investigate the efficacy of postoperative scheduled intravenous acetaminophen to reduce the opioid use and enhance the recovery after esophagectomy. METHODS: A propensity score-matched population was created using the 93 and 69 consecutive patients who underwent esophagectomy for esophageal cancer before and after the introduction of postoperative scheduled intravenous acetaminophen, and the short-term clinical outcomes were compared. RESULTS: Significant defervescence was demonstrated in the Acetaminophen group (A-group) compared with control group (C-group) during the perioperative period (p < 0.05), whereas no significant differences were observed in the postoperative inflammatory parameters. The incidence of postoperative complications was similar between the groups. The number of PCA pushes and the frequency of using other non-opioid analgesics were significantly smaller in the A-group than in the C-group (p < 0.05). Both daily and cumulative opioid uses were significantly smaller in the A-group than in the C-group (p < 0.05). The time to first flatus was significantly shorter in the A-group than in the C-group (p < 0.001). The day of first walking after surgery was significantly earlier in the A-group than in the C-group (1.0 versus 2.0 days, p = 0.003). The ICU stay (2.86 versus 3.61 days, p < 0.001) and the hospital stay (21.5 versus 26.0 days, p = 0.061) tended to be shorter in the A-group than in the C-group. CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative scheduled intravenous acetaminophen decreased the rate of opioid use without increasing the intensity of postoperative pain and may be a feasible new pain management option in the enhanced recovery after surgery protocol following esophagectomy.
PURPOSES: To investigate the efficacy of postoperative scheduled intravenous acetaminophen to reduce the opioid use and enhance the recovery after esophagectomy. METHODS: A propensity score-matched population was created using the 93 and 69 consecutive patients who underwent esophagectomy for esophageal cancer before and after the introduction of postoperative scheduled intravenous acetaminophen, and the short-term clinical outcomes were compared. RESULTS: Significant defervescence was demonstrated in the Acetaminophen group (A-group) compared with control group (C-group) during the perioperative period (p < 0.05), whereas no significant differences were observed in the postoperative inflammatory parameters. The incidence of postoperative complications was similar between the groups. The number of PCA pushes and the frequency of using other non-opioid analgesics were significantly smaller in the A-group than in the C-group (p < 0.05). Both daily and cumulative opioid uses were significantly smaller in the A-group than in the C-group (p < 0.05). The time to first flatus was significantly shorter in the A-group than in the C-group (p < 0.001). The day of first walking after surgery was significantly earlier in the A-group than in the C-group (1.0 versus 2.0 days, p = 0.003). The ICU stay (2.86 versus 3.61 days, p < 0.001) and the hospital stay (21.5 versus 26.0 days, p = 0.061) tended to be shorter in the A-group than in the C-group. CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative scheduled intravenous acetaminophen decreased the rate of opioid use without increasing the intensity of postoperative pain and may be a feasible new pain management option in the enhanced recovery after surgery protocol following esophagectomy.
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