A Comparison of Patient-Controlled Analgesia and Conventional Intramuscular Opioid Regimen in Relation to their Post-Operative Pain Control and Side Effects

수술후 통증 관리의 Patient-Controlled Analgesia와 마약류의 전통적인 근육내 주사와의 비교

  • Lee, Sang-Hun (Department of Anesthesiology, Konkuk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Kyung (Department of Anesthesiology, Konkuk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Kyn-Chang (Department of Anesthesiology, Konkuk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Woo, Nam-Sik (Department of Anesthesiology, Konkuk University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Ye-Chul (Department of Anesthesiology, Konkuk University College of Medicine)
  • 이상훈 (건국대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 이진경 (건국대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 이규창 (건국대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 우남식 (건국대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 이예철 (건국대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실)
  • Published : 1993.05.22

Abstract

Using a visual analogue scale, we compare the effect of patient-controlled analgesia and conventional intramuscular opioid regimen in 68 patients undergoing lower abdominal or gynecological surgery. We also recorded the incidence of side effects. We checked visual analogue scale 4 hours interval for 30 cases managed by patient-controlled analgesia and 38 cases of conventional intramuscular opioid group managed by obstetrician. We maintained fentanyl $0.33{\mu}g/kg/hr$ and set self administrable bolus dose $5.0{\mu}g$(lockout interval: 15 min) in patient-controlled analgesia group. Conventional intramuscular bolus injection group were administered meperidine 50 mg for 4 hour interval. Mean visual analogue scale scores obtained by patient-controlled analgesia group and intramuscular bolus injection group were $2.49{\pm}0.67$ and $4.53{\pm}1.28$(p<0.05). Side effects such as; no significant incidence of respiratory depression, urinary retention, postural hypotension, nausea, vomiting and pruritus were developed by either group. These results suggest that patient-controlled analgesia was more effective method compared with conventional intraumuscular opioid injection regimen for post-operative pain management.

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