Continuous intravenous analgesia with fentanyl or morphine after gynecological surgery: a cohort study.
Andrea RussoDomenico Luca GriecoFrancesca BevilacquaGian Marco AnzellottiAnnamaria ScaranoGiovanni ScambiaBarbara CostantiniElisabetta MaranaPublished in: Journal of anesthesia (2016)
In low-risk patients undergoing open gynecological surgery, continuous intravenous infusion of both fentanyl and morphine for postoperative pain relief is effective. In our cohort of patients, continuous intravenous infusion of fentanyl was associated with lower need for analgesic rescue drug, faster bowel recovery and shorter hospital length of stay.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- postoperative pain
- high dose
- patients undergoing
- coronary artery bypass
- end stage renal disease
- low dose
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- surgical site infection
- prognostic factors
- adverse drug
- pain management
- emergency department
- patient reported outcomes
- ultrasound guided
- neuropathic pain
- spinal cord injury
- electronic health record