Abstract
This prospective, randomised, double-blind study compared PCA fentanyl with PCA morphine for post-Caesarean section analgesia. Following a standardised general anaesthetic, 37 women were allocated to receive either fentanyl (n = 18) or morphine (n = 19). The PCA was commenced after the women had been made comfortable in the postanaesthetic recovery room with the appropriate opioid solution (mean dose required = fentanyl 375 μg or morphine 16 mg). Initial PCA settings were bolus 1 ml (fentanyl 25 μg or morphine 1 mg), lockout time ten minutes, and no background infusion. Both analgesic solutions provided effective analgesia for a mean of 37 hr with high levels of patient satisfaction, and there were no differences in VAS scores for pain and patient satisfaction, or for side effects (nausea, itch, and sleepiness) between fentanyl or morphine. However, more patients in the fentanyl group required supplementary boluses or alterations to the PCA settings (13/18 vs 4/19: P = 0.005), and one patient was removed from the study due to inadequate analgesia. We conclude that fentanyl is not recommended for routine PCA use following Caesarean section.
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Cette étude randomisée et à double aveugle compare la PCA au fentanyl avec la PCA à la morphine pour l’analgésie postcésarienne. Après une anesthésie générate standard, 37 femmes sont réparties pour recevoir soil du fentanyl (n = 18) soil de la morphine (n = 19). La PCA est debutée à la salle de réveil des que les patientes se sentent confortables sous une solution appropriée de morphinique (dose moyenne requise, fentanyl 375 μg ou morphine 16 mg). Le régime initial consiste en un bolus d’un ml (fentanyl 25 μg ou morphine 1 mg), un intervalle de sécurité de dix minutes, sans perfusion continue. Les deux solutions produisent une analgésie satisfaisante pour 37 h en moyenne avec un degré élevé de satisfaction pour la patiente, et on ne note pas de différence entre le fentanyl et la morphine pour l’évaluation de la douleur par EVA, le degré de satisfaction, et pour les effets secondaires (nausée, prurit et somnolence). Cependant, plus de patientes sous fentanyl ont eu besoin de bolus supplémentaires ou des modifications aux réglages de la PCA (13/18 vs 4/19; P = 0,005). Une patiente est exclue de l’étude pour raison d’insuffisance d’analgésie. En conclusion, nous ne recommandons pas la PCA au fentanyl après la césarienne.
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Howell, P.R., Gambling, D.R., Pavy, T. et al. Patient-controlled analgesia following caesarean section under general anaesthesia: a comparison of fentanyl with morphine. Can J Anaesth 42, 41–45 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03010570
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