Patients' perception of the duration of analgesia provided by intrathecal bupivacaine/morphine after laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a prospective cohort study

• Published in: ANESTHESIOLOGY AND PERIOPERATIVE SCIENCE Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Lokin, Joost L. C., Savelkoul, Claudia, van Eekeren, Ramon R. J. P., Koning, Mark V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 16.04.2024; Springer
• Subjects: Anesthesiology; Critical Care Medicine; Intensive; Intrathecal morphine; Laparoscopic colorectal surgery; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurosciences; Original Research; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Postoperative analgesia; Surgery; Laparoscopic colorectal surgery; Postoperative analgesia; Intrathecal morphine

Purpose The addition of intrathecal morphine to general anesthesia for laparoscopic colorectal surgery is an effective method of providing analgesia. However, the analgesia duration of approximately 24 hours poses the risk of rebound pain on the second postoperative day. Therefore, this study aimed...