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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy were prospectively randomised to receive either intrapleural (bolus 20 ml followed by 10 ml/h) or thoracic epidural (bolus 9 ml followed by 5 ml/h) bupivacaine 0.5% for 8 h postoperatively to assess the effect of these two techniques on pain, pulmonary function and the surgical stress response. As assessed by the visual analogue scale (VAS), both groups received good but not total pain relief. Both groups had a 50% reduction in forced expiratory volume (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC) and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) after operation, and there was no observed effect on the stress response as measured by plasma glucose and cortisol. It is concluded that while both techniques provide good analgesia, the degree and extent of nerve blockade are not sufficient to affect the afferent neurogenic stimuli responsible for the observed effects on pulmonary function and the stress response.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0001-5172
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
535-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Analgesia, Epidural, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Blood Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Bupivacaine, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Cholecystectomy, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Female, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Hydrocortisone, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Infusions, Parenteral, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Male, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Morphine, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Pain, Postoperative, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Respiratory Function Tests, pubmed-meshheading:2683541-Stress, Physiological
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of the effects of continuous intrapleural vs epidural administration of 0.5% bupivacaine on pain, metabolic response and pulmonary function following cholecystectomy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Anaesthesiology, Hvidovre University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial