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Published in: Surgery Today 1/2016

01-01-2016 | Original Article

Novel management of postoperative pain using only oral analgesics after LADG

Authors: Jota Mikami, Shuji Takiguchi, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Makoto Yamasaki, Hiroshi Miyata, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro Doki

Published in: Surgery Today | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

Purpose

Managing postoperative pain is important to ensure a good quality of life and fast recovery after surgery. We examined the feasibility of peroral management for the postoperative pain after laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG).

Methods

Between June 2012 and September 2013, we enrolled 34 patients prospectively to receive peroral tramadol/acetaminophen combination tablets, celecoxib and prochlorperazine maleate after LADG through postoperative day 3 (ORAL group). The postoperative pain was assessed using a visual analogue scale. Postoperative outcomes related to the analgesic methods were compared with those of patients who used epidural anesthesia between January 2010 and December 2011 (EPI group).

Results

The ORAL group pain scale scores on postoperative days 1–3 were 3.96, 3.06 and 2.40, respectively. The frequency of additional analgesic use in the ORAL group was significantly lower than in the EPI group (P = 0.006). The rate of urethral catheter reinsertion was 20.6 % in the EPI group (P = 0.054). A multivariate analysis revealed that only epidural anesthesia was a significant risk factor for the need for additional medication four times or more for breakthrough pain (P = 0.048).

Conclusion

Postoperative pain management using oral analgesics after LADG is feasible and safe, and is an ideal pain treatment associated with few adverse events while providing pain relief not inferior to epidural anesthesia.
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Metadata
Title
Novel management of postoperative pain using only oral analgesics after LADG
Authors
Jota Mikami
Shuji Takiguchi
Yasuhiro Miyazaki
Tsuyoshi Takahashi
Yukinori Kurokawa
Makoto Yamasaki
Hiroshi Miyata
Kiyokazu Nakajima
Masaki Mori
Yuichiro Doki
Publication date
01-01-2016
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Surgery Today / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 0941-1291
Electronic ISSN: 1436-2813
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-015-1155-x

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