Retina
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Preemptive analgesia with ropivacaine for pars plana vitrectomy: randomized controlled trial on efficacy and required dose.
The rationale of preemptive analgesia in ocular surgery is avoiding central sensitization because of nociceptive stimuli. The applicability in clinical practice has been argued because evidence for a relevant effect is missing. The present study attempts to demonstrate a clinically relevant pain reduction by preemptive peribulbar ropivacaine injection. ⋯ The study highlights the benefit of the concept of preemptive analgesia in general: the peribulbar injection of 5 mL of 0.75% ropivacaine before surgery provides a substantial benefit in terms of analgesic demand and postoperative discomfort.