Is epidural analgesia associated with an improved outcome following open Nissen fundoplication?

Postoperative epidural analgesia is increasingly popular in paediatric practice, although evidence of its benefit is scarce. We performed a retrospective analysis of a series of 104 consecutive open Nissen fundoplications, to determine whether mode of analgesia, epidural (n=65) or opioid infusion (n...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric anesthesia 2001-01, Vol.11 (1), p.65-70
Hauptverfasser: Wilson, G.A.M., Brown, J.L., Crabbe, D.G., Hinton, W., Mchugh, P.J., Stringer, M.D.
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Zusammenfassung:Postoperative epidural analgesia is increasingly popular in paediatric practice, although evidence of its benefit is scarce. We performed a retrospective analysis of a series of 104 consecutive open Nissen fundoplications, to determine whether mode of analgesia, epidural (n=65) or opioid infusion (n=39), influenced certain outcome measures, including intensive care utilization, duration of hospital stay, morbidity and mortality. The two groups were similar in terms of demographic characteristics and associated pathologies. Overall, morbidity and mortality (2%) rates were low. Mean duration of hospital stay was significantly greater for the opioid group, compared to those receiving epidural analgesia (13 vs. 8 days, P 
ISSN:1155-5645
1460-9592
DOI:10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.00597.x