Spinal Morphine Provides an Effective Pain Control in Patients Undergoing Transurethral Resection of Prostate Gland

Summary

Pain after transurethral resection of prostate is considered mild to moderate severity from detrusor muscle spasm and traction from urinary catheter. Numerous pain relieve methods have been studied including spinal opioids, spinal anesthesia with local anesthetic and dexmedetomidine, periprostatic nerve blockade with bupivacaine and mixing of prilocaine with distilled water irrigation while undergoing a procedure. Most of patients having this procedure are in elderly period, thus many anesthetists avoided spinal morphine which may cause respiratory depressant effect postoperatively. Although previous studies showed effectiveness of spinal morphine 25-200 mcg, some patients suffered from neuraxial opioid side effects. The aim of this study is to demonstrate efficacy of local anesthetic with intrathecal morphine 50 mcg providing pain relieve after transurethral resection of prostate compare to spinal anesthesia with sole local anesthetic.

Timeline

Start

2015-06

Primary completion

2016-08

Completion

2016-09

Publications

• Background Kose O, Saglam HS, Altun ME, Sonbahar T, Kumsar S, Adsan O. Prilocaine irrigation for pain relief after transurethral resection of the prostate. J Endourol. 2013 Jul;27(7):892-5. doi: 10.1089/end.2013.0001. Epub 2013 Jun 12.
• Background Gorur S, Inanoglu K, Akkurt BC, Candan Y, Kiper AN. Periprostatic nerve blockage reduces postoperative analgesic consumption and pain scores of patients undergoing transurethral prostate resection. Urol Int. 2007;79(4):297-301. doi: 10.1159/000109712.
• Background Kim JE, Kim NY, Lee HS, Kil HK. Effects of intrathecal dexmedetomidine on low-dose bupivacaine spinal anesthesia in elderly patients undergoing transurethral prostatectomy. Biol Pharm Bull. 2013;36(6):959-65. doi: 10.1248/bpb.b12-01067.
• Background Suksompong S, Pongpayuha P, Lertpaitoonpan W, von Bormann B, Phanchaipetch T, Sanansilp V. Low-dose spinal morphine for post-thoracotomy pain: a prospective randomized study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Jun;27(3):417-22. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.12.003. Epub 2013 Mar 29.
• Background Duman A, Apiliogullari S, Balasar M, Gurbuz R, Karcioglu M. Comparison of 50 microg and 25 microg doses of intrathecal morphine on postoperative analgesic requirements in patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate with intrathecal anesthesia. J Clin Anesth. 2010 Aug;22(5):329-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.09.006.
• Background Kirson LE, Goldman JM, Slover RB. Low-dose intrathecal morphine for postoperative pain control in patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate. Anesthesiology. 1989 Aug;71(2):192-5. doi: 10.1097/00000542-198908000-00004.
• Background Ozbek H, Deniz MN, Erakgun A, Erhan E. Comparison of 75 and 150 mug doses of intrathecal morphine for postoperative analgesia after transurethral resection of the prostate under spinal anesthesia. J Opioid Manag. 2013 Nov-Dec;9(6):415-20. doi: 10.5055/jom.2013.0184.
• Background Sakai T, Use T, Shimamoto H, Fukano T, Sumikawa K. Mini-dose (0.05 mg) intrathecal morphine provides effective analgesia after transurethral resection of the prostate. Can J Anaesth. 2003 Dec;50(10):1027-30. doi: 10.1007/BF03018367.

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