Articles: postoperative-pain.
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Intraocular surgery is performed under local or general anesthesia. The indications for these procedures are often dependent on local circumstances. On the one hand, the optimal conditions for operations under general anesthesia, on the other, the negligible stress of local anesthesia, especially for the elderly, are emphasized. To clarify this question, perioperative anxiety behavior and postoperative pain were investigated in geriatric patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery. ⋯ The scores of state and trait anxiety behavior are comparable to a normal geriatric population, even if normal data cannot always be applied to clinical situations.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Jan 1988
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialReduction of post-thoracotomy pain by cryotherapy of intercostal nerves.
In a prospective study, 144 patients undergoing thoracotomy were randomized to two groups: In 71 cases cryoanalgesia was applied intraoperatively to the intercostal nerves above and below the incision to relieve postoperative pain, and 73 (control group) received bupivacaine-adrenaline intercostal blockade at the end of the operation. The amount of administered narcotic and mild analgesics, the visual analogue pain scores, the need for further intercostal blockade and the number of postoperative bronchoscopies to clear retained secretion were significantly less in the cryoanalgesia group than in the controls. There were no late nerve complications after cryoanalgesia, which is recommended for routine use in thoracotomy.
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
Sufentanil analgesia following cesarean section: epidural versus intravenous administration.