Retrospective analysis to assess the impact of spinal anesthesia on peri-operative opioid consumption during open abdominal prostatectomy. The authors compare the group that had spinal anesthesia in combination with propofol sedation and a laryngeal mask to the second group that underwent the same procedure in general anesthesia with tracheal intubation.
Retrospective analysis to assess the impact of spinal anesthesia on peri-operative opioid consumption during open abdominal prostatectomy. The authors compare the group that had spinal anesthesia in combination with propofol sedation and a laryngeal mask to the second group that underwent the same procedure in general anesthesia with tracheal intubation. ...
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
636
Patients undergo standardized open abdominal prostatectomy.
Department of Anesthesiology; Center of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hamburg Eppendorf University Medical Center
Hamburg, Germany
Post-operative opioid consumption
Consumption of piritramid \[mg\] in PACU.
Time frame: 1 day
Intra-operative opioid consumption
Consumption of sufentanil \[mg\] during surgery. Piritramid is given if NRS score is \> 3.
Time frame: 1 day
Pain maximum
Postoperative pain level measured with the highest score in numeric pain rating scale (NRS)
Time frame: 1 day
Postoperative recovery time
Time interval between postoperative tracheal extubation and the patient reaching fit-for-discharge criteria from the PACU to the ward.
Time frame: 1 day
PONV/Shivering
Occurence of post-operative nausea and vomiting or shivering in PACU.
Time frame: 1 day
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