• J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg · Sep 2016

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Postoperative pain control by preventive intercostal nerve block under direct vision followed by catheter-based infusion of local analgesics in rib cartilage harvest for auricular reconstruction in children with microtia: A randomized controlled trial.

    • Kyong-Je Woo, Bo Young Kang, Jeong Jin Min, Jin-Woo Park, Ara Kim, and Kap Sung Oh.
    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
    • J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2016 Sep 1; 69 (9): 1203-10.

    BackgroundChildren with microtia complain of severe postoperative pain during early postoperative days after rib cartilage harvest for auricular reconstruction. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of preventive donor site wound analgesia by intercostal nerve block (ICNB) and catheter-based infusion of local analgesics on postoperative pain after rib cartilage graft for auricular reconstruction in children with microtia.MethodsIn this prospective randomized study, 66 children underwent postoperative pain control using either preventive ICNB followed by catheter-based infusion (33 patients, study group) or intravenous (IV) analgesia alone (33 patients, control group). ICNB was performed under direct vision by the surgeon by injecting 0.5% bupivacaine into each of the three intercostal spaces before perichondrial dissection. Catheters were placed in three subchondral spaces before wound closure, and 0.5% bupivacaine was infused every 12 h for 48 h postoperatively. Pain degrees were recorded every 4 h during the first 48 postoperative hours using a visual analogue scale.ResultsThe study group showed significantly lower mean pain scores of the chest at rest (3.7 vs. 5.1, p = 0.001), the chest during coughing (4.3 vs. 5.8, p = 0.006), and the ear (3.0 vs. 4.1, p = 0.001) than the control group. The amount of use of rescue IV ketorolac was smaller in the study group (p = 0.026) than in the control group. No side effects related to the intervention were noted.ConclusionsPreventive ICNB followed by catheter-based infusion is effective and safe in postoperative pain relief in rib cartilage graft for auricular reconstruction. (The clinical trial registration number: WHO ICTRP, apps.who.int/trialsearch (KCT0001668)).Copyright © 2016 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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