Effects of epidural morphine and levobupivacaine combination before incision and after incision and in the postoperative period on thoracotomy pain and stress response

Güler Ayşe Barut Mehtap TunçŞaziye ŞahinFatma Ulus Hilal Sazak

Published in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2018)

The application of thoracic epidural analgesia before and after surgical incision and in the postoperative period did not result in a significant difference in the severity of the postthoracotomy pain and stress response in all groups. Based on our results, we suggest that epidural levobupivacaine combined with morphine provides an effective and safe analgesia and can partially suppress surgical stress response.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
pain management
neuropathic pain
chronic pain
postoperative pain
patients undergoing
laparoscopic surgery
spinal cord injury
cataract surgery
ultrasound guided
heart failure
aortic valve replacement
left ventricular
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve implantation