Patient-Driven Analgesic Protocol Selection for Post-Cesarean Pain Management

Summary

The ability to predict pain and then apply modified treatment protocols has been limited. Current practice is for physicians to select standard post-operative pain treatment protocols without patient consultation. This study hopes to determine if patient's involvement in analgesic drug/dosage selection can optimize pain relief while minimizing related side effects. This could result in a more patient-centered care model and individualized perioperative analgesic treatment protocols based on patient's preferences, needs and expectations.

Timeline

Start

2015-11

Primary completion

2017-05-22

Completion

2017-05-22

Publications

• Background Eisenach JC, Pan P, Smiley RM, Lavand'homme P, Landau R, Houle TT. Resolution of pain after childbirth. Anesthesiology. 2013 Jan;118(1):143-51. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e318278ccfd.
• Background Eisenach JC, Pan PH, Smiley R, Lavand'homme P, Landau R, Houle TT. Severity of acute pain after childbirth, but not type of delivery, predicts persistent pain and postpartum depression. Pain. 2008 Nov 15;140(1):87-94. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.07.011. Epub 2008 Sep 24.
• Background Kehlet H, Jensen TS, Woolf CJ. Persistent postsurgical pain: risk factors and prevention. Lancet. 2006 May 13;367(9522):1618-25. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68700-X.
• Background Lavand'homme P. Perioperative pain. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2006 Oct;19(5):556-61. doi: 10.1097/01.aco.0000245284.53152.1f.
• Carvalho B, Sutton CD, Kowalczyk JJ, Flood PD. Impact of patient choice for different postcesarean delivery analgesic protocols on opioid consumption: a randomized prospective clinical trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2019 May;44(5):578-585. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2018-100206. Epub 2019 Mar 13.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.