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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
[Lower thoracic epidural analgesia improves postoperative analgesia following vaginal total hysterectomy].
- Ryosuke Kawanishi, Kaori Nakai, Akio Iseki, Kayo Nomura, Michihisa Kato, and Ritsuko Go.
- Masui. 2014 Oct 1;63(10):1070-4.
BackgroundIn our hospital, lumbar epidural analgesia had been used for postoperative analgesia following vaginal total hysterectomy (VTH). But some patients experienced severe abdominal pain or numbness of the legs. Therefore we planned a randomized prospective study to compare lower thoracic epidural analgesia and lumbar epidural analgesia following VTH.MethodsFifty patients were allocated to two groups: those who received lower thoracic epidural analgesia(T group)and the other who received lumbar epidural analgesia (L group). Both groupsreceived the same continuous epidural analgesia using fentanyl and ropivacaine after the operation.ResultsThe T group required significantly lower frequency of analgesic agents compared with that of the L group (2.5±1.9 times vs. 1.2±1.1 times, P< 0.05). Fewer patients in the T group had felt numbness in their legs compared to the L group (8% vs. 55%, P<0.05).ConclusionsLower thoracic epidural analgesia is more effective to provide postoperative analgesic effect following VTH compared with lumbar epidural analgesia.
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