• H Bouaziz, M Binhas, A Belbachir, X Paqueron, and membres du comité douleur–ALR de Sfar.
• Département d'anesthésie-réanimation chirurgicale, hôpital Saint-Antoine, université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Paris-6, AP-HP, 184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75571 Paris cedex 12, France. marc.beaussier@sat.aphp.fr
• Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2012 Feb 1;31(2):120-5.

Background And ObjectiveLocal wound infiltration is a component of multimodal postoperative (p.o.) analgesia. Its implementation in current clinical practice remains unknown. Pain and Regional Anesthesia Committee of the French Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Society (Sfar) aimed to appraise its practice.MethodPostal sample survey based on representative sample of national activity were sent to heads of anaesthesiology departments. The questionnaires included 36 items on single-shot and continuous wound infiltrations (CWI) with considerations about modality of administration, drugs and development limitations. Results in mean [CI95 %].ResultsResponse rate was 32 % (n=120). Sample was in accordance with national representation of health institutions. Local infiltration was included in 85 % [79-91] of the p.o. analgesia protocols. Regardless of the surgery, single-shot wound infiltration and CWI were used in more than 50 % of the patients by respectively 58 % [49-67] and 18 % [11-25] of the responders. However, a significant part of the surgeons remained reluctant to CWI. Lack of information and fear of septic complications were the most reported barriers. Peritoneal instillation after laparoscopy was rarely performed, in contrast with intra-articular infiltration after knee arthroscopy, performed systematically or very frequently by 60 % [50-70] of the responders.ConclusionThe practice of local wound infiltration for p.o. analgesia seems presently well established, especially for single-shot injections. CWI is less commonly performed. Several surgical reluctances remain to be overcome. Better information about effectiveness and safety are likely to still improve their practices.Copyright © 2011 Société française d'anesthésie et de réanimation (Sfar). Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.

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