Prospective evaluation of pain and analgesic use following major elective intracranial surgery
Prospective evaluation of pain and analgesic use following major elective intracranial surgery
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DOI:
10.3171/jns.2007.106.2.210
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发表时间:
2007-02-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Yaster, Myron
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作者:
Gottschalk, Allan;Berkow, Lauren C.;Yaster, Myron
Object. Opioid administration after major intracranial surgery is often limited by a presumed lack of need and a concern that opioids will adversely affect the postoperative neurological examination. The authors conducted a prospective study to evaluate the incidence, severity, and treatment of postoperative pain in patients who underwent major intracranial surgery.Methods. One hundred eighty-seven patients (77 men and 110 women, mean age 52 +/- 15 years, mean weight 78.1 +/- 19.9 kg) underwent either supratentorial (129 patients) or infratentorial (58 patients) procedures. Sixty-nine percent of the patients reported experiencing moderate to severe pain (>= 4 on a 0-10 scale) during the 1st postoperative day. Pain scores greater than or equal to 4 persisted in 48% on the 2nd postoperative day. Approximately 80% of patients were treated with acetaminophen on the 1st postoperative day, whereas opioids (primarily intravenous fentanyl) were administered to 58%. Compared with patients who underwent supratentorial procedures, those who underwent infratentorial procedures reported more severe pain at rest (mean score 4.9 +/- 2.2 compared with 3.8 +/- 2.6; p = 0.015) and with movement (mean score 6.3 +/- 2.6 compared with 4.5 +/- 2.7; p < 0.001) on the 1st postoperative day. On both the 1st and 2nd postoperative days, patients who underwent infratentorial procedures received greater quantities of opioid (p 0.019) and nonopioid (p