Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
[Epidural administration of buprenorphine after combined spinal epidural anesthesia].
We compared the efficacy of epidurally administered buprenorphine (0.2 mg) after combined spinal-epidural anesthesia (CSE group) and that after general anesthesia combined with epidural anesthesia (EPI + GEN group). Postoperatively epidural buprenorphine was administered for initial pain relief significantly later in CSE group than in EPI + GEN group. ⋯ The time period until postoperative first walk and the number of pain relief medication were also similar in both groups. We had the impression that the onset of pain relief was faster in CSE group, probably because there might be flux of buprenorphine through a dural hole just after epidural administration.
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Case Reports
[Postoperative continuous epidural infusion of morphine in a patient with myotonic dystrophy].
Patients with myotonic dystrophy present potential problems during and after anesthesia, especially respiratory dysfunction. A 42-year-old female with myotonic dystrophy associated with slight impairment of respiratory functions and muscular power, underwent abdominal total hysterectomy under epidural anesthesia uneventfully. ⋯ She obtained adequate analgesia after the surgery without respiratory depression or other major complications. We demonstrated that the continuous epidural infusion of morphine in a patient with myotonic dystrophy is safe and adequate for postoperative pain relief.