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THE KOREAN SPINAL NEUROSURGERY SOCIETY (대한척추신경외과학회)
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Cryo-Compression Therapy After Elective Spinal Surgery for Pain Management: A Cross-Sectional Study With Historical Control

  • Nabiyev, Vugar Nabi (Department of Orthopaedics, ARTES Spine Center, Acibadem Ankara Hospital) ;
  • Ayhan, Selim (Department of Neurosurgery, ARTES Spine Center, Acibadem Ankara Hospital) ;
  • Adhikari, Prashant (Department of Orthopaedics, ARTES Spine Center, Acibadem Ankara Hospital) ;
  • Cetin, Engin (Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Gaziosmanpasa Taksim Training and Research Hospital) ;
  • Palaoglu, Selcuk (Department of Neurosurgery, ARTES Spine Center, Acibadem Ankara Hospital) ;
  • Acaroglu, R. Emre (Ankara Spine Center)
  • Received : 2018.03.06
  • Accepted : 2018.08.19
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

Objective: Postoperative dynamic cryo-compression (DC) therapy has been proposed as a method of reducing pain and the inflammatory response in the early postoperative period after orthopedic joint reconstruction surgery. Our aim was to analyze the analgesic efficacy of DC therapy after adult lumbar spinal surgery. Methods: DC was applied for 30 minutes every 6 hours after surgery. Pain was measured by a visual analogue scale (VAS) in the preoperative period, immediately after surgery, and every 6 hours postoperatively for the first 72 hours of the hospital stay. Patients' pain medication requirements were monitored using the patient-controlled analgesia system and patient charts. Twenty patients who received DC therapy were compared to 20 historical controls who were matched for demographic and surgical variables. Results: In the postanesthesia care unit, the mean VAS back pain score was $5.87{\pm}0.9$ in the DC group and $6.95{\pm}1.0$ (p=0.001) in the control group. The corresponding mean VAS scores for the DC vs. control groups were $3.8{\pm}1.1$ vs. $5.4{\pm}0.7$ (p < 0.001) at 6 hours postoperatively, and $2.7{\pm}0.7$ vs. $6.25{\pm}0.9$ (p<0.001) at discharge, respectively. The cumulative mean analgesic consumption of paracetamol, tenoxicam, and tramadol in the DC group vs. control group was $3,733.3{\pm}562.7mg$ vs. $4,633.3{\pm}693.5mg$ (p<0.005), $53.3{\pm}19.5mg$ vs. $85.3{\pm}33.4mg$ (p<0.005), and $63.3{\pm}83.4mg$ vs. $393.3{\pm}79.9mg$ (p<0.0001), respectively. Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrated a positive association between the use of DC therapy and accelerated improvement in patients during early rehabilitation after adult spine surgery compared to patients who were treated with painkillers only.

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