• J Clin Anesth · Jun 2020

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Effects of epidural combined with general anesthesia versus general anesthesia on quality of recovery of elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer: A prospective randomized trial.

    • Qin Liu, Jing-Yan Lin, Yun-Feng Zhang, Na Zhu, Guo-Qiang Wang, Shun Wang, and Peng-Fei Gao.
    • Department of Anesthesiology, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong 637000,Sichuan,China; Department of Anesthesiology, Suining Central Hospital, Suining 629000, Sichuan, China.
    • J Clin Anesth. 2020 Jun 1; 62: 109742.

    Study ObjectivesThe aim of the present study was to assess the quality of recovery from anesthesia on patients subjected to laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer under epidural block combined with general anesthesia or general anesthesia by means of Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) questionnaire.DesignProspective randomized trial.SettingThe setting is at an operating room, a post-anesthesia care unit, and a hospital ward.PatientsSeventy patients, aging from 65 to 79 years with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status II or III, were scheduled to undergo laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer.InterventionsEpidural block combined with general anesthesia or general anesthesia.MeasurementsThe QoR-15 was administered by an investigator blind to group allocation before surgery (T0), at 24 and 72h after surgery (T1 and T2), and on postoperative day 7 (T3). The quality of recovery, as assessed by the score on the QoR-15, was compared between the groups. Besides, the consumption of anesthetics, respiratory recovery time, response time, extubation time, flatus time, the incidence of nausea or vomiting, the consumption of antiemetic and analgesic agents, and the duration of the hospital stay were also recorded.Main ResultsThe QoR-15 scores at T1 and T2 were significantly higher in the E + G group compared with the G group (P < 0.05). Among the five dimensions of the QoR-15, physiological comfort, physiological independence, pain, and emotional dimension were significantly better at T1 in the E + G group, and physiological comfort and pain were significantly better at T2 in the E + G group.ConclusionThis study demonstrates that epidural block combined with general anesthesia can improve the early recovery of elderly patients after laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer from the perspective of patients.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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