A randomized trial of automated intermittent ropivacaine administration vs. continuous infusion in an interscalene catheter.

Jakob OxlundA H ClausenS VenøM D NielsenM PallT StrømP Toft

Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2017)

Automated intermittent boluses did not reduce pain or rescue opioid consumption compared with continuous infusion of ropivacaine. The automated intermittent bolus group had significantly less force on coughing and more hoarseness.

Keyphrases

deep learning
machine learning
chronic pain
high throughput
high intensity
pain management
low dose
postoperative pain
single molecule
neuropathic pain
spinal cord