AoA Guided Thoracic Epidural Analgesia for Abdominal Aortic Repair

Summary

The aim of this randomized trial is to assess the efficacy of analgesia using either thoracic epidural or intravenous infusions for open lumbar infrarenal aortic aneurys repair and compare Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) with Surgical Pleth Index (SPI) for monitoring pain perception postoperatively. Patients received either preemptive thoracic epidural analgesia using either 0,2% ropivacaine with fentanyl or 0,2% bupivacaine with fenthanyl or preemptive intravenous infusion using metamizole and tramadol.

Timeline

Start

2017-12-12

Primary completion

2020-03-31

Completion

2020-03-31

Publications

• Background Laferriere-Langlois P, Morisson L, Jeffries S, Duclos C, Espitalier F, Richebe P. Depth of Anesthesia and Nociception Monitoring: Current State and Vision For 2050. Anesth Analg. 2024 Feb 1;138(2):295-307. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006860. Epub 2024 Jan 12.
• Background Hung KC, Huang YT, Kuo JR, Hsu CW, Yew M, Chen JY, Lin MC, Chen IW, Sun CK. Elevated Surgical Pleth Index at the End of Surgery Is Associated with Postoperative Moderate-to-Severe Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Sep 6;12(9):2167. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12092167.
• Background Won YJ, Oh SK, Lim BG, Kim YS, Lee DY, Lee JH. Effect of surgical pleth index-guided remifentanil administration on perioperative outcomes in elderly patients: a prospective randomized controlled trial. BMC Anesthesiol. 2023 Feb 17;23(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s12871-023-02011-5.
• Background Oh SK, Won YJ, Lim BG. Surgical pleth index monitoring in perioperative pain management: usefulness and limitations. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2024 Feb;77(1):31-45. doi: 10.4097/kja.23158. Epub 2023 Mar 17.
• Background Ledowski T, Burke J, Hruby J. Surgical pleth index: prediction of postoperative pain and influence of arousal. Br J Anaesth. 2016 Sep;117(3):371-4. doi: 10.1093/bja/aew226.
• Background Jain N, Gera A, Sharma B, Sood J, Chugh P. Comparison of Surgical Pleth Index-guided analgesia using fentanyl versus conventional analgesia technique in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Minerva Anestesiol. 2019 Apr;85(4):358-365. doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.18.12954-3. Epub 2019 Jan 2.
• Background Gold MS, Rockman CB, Riles TS. Comparison of lumbar and thoracic epidural narcotics for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1997 Apr;11(2):137-40. doi: 10.1016/s1053-0770(97)90202-0.
• Background Ball L, Pellerano G, Corsi L, Giudici N, Pellegrino A, Cannata D, Santori G, Palombo D, Pelosi P, Gratarola A. Continuous epidural versus wound infusion plus single morphine bolus as postoperative analgesia in open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: a randomized non-inferiority trial. Minerva Anestesiol. 2016 Dec;82(12):1296-1305. Epub 2016 Aug 30.

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