Postoperative pain relief and hospital stay after total esophagectomy

Intraoperative and postsurgical epidurally administered pain relief is associated with reduced morbidity. We reviewed the charts of 19 patients who had total esophagectomy to see whether the method of postoperative pain relief influenced the length of hospital stay and cost of the procedure. The pat...

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Published inThe Clinical journal of pain Vol. 8; no. 2; p. 149
Main Authors Smedstad, K G, Beattie, W S, Blair, W S, Buckley, D N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.1992
Subjects
Aged
Analgesia, Epidural
Costs and Cost Analysis
Critical Care
Esophagectomy
Female
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Morphine - administration & dosage
Morphine - therapeutic use
Pain, Postoperative - drug therapy
Premedication
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Summary:Intraoperative and postsurgical epidurally administered pain relief is associated with reduced morbidity. We reviewed the charts of 19 patients who had total esophagectomy to see whether the method of postoperative pain relief influenced the length of hospital stay and cost of the procedure. The patients received either intravenous (group M) or epidural (group E) morphine for postoperative pain. The length of stay in the intensive care unit was reduced by 2 1/2 days and total hospital stay by 7 days in the epidural group. This resulted in a saving of Canadian $12,770 per patient.
ISSN:0749-8047
DOI:10.1097/00002508-199206000-00014