Assessment of the Safety and Efficiency of a Preperitoneal Continuous Infusion Using Bupivacaine after Abdominal Laparotomy in Digestive Carcinology

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of continuous preperitoneal wound infiltration using bupivacaine after abdominal laparotomy in relation to plasma bupivacaine concentration and visual analog scale. Our study was performed on 60 adult patients with digestive cancer, op...

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Main Authors: Hayat Ben-Saghroune, Mohammed Abdessadek, Sanae Achour, Youssef Kfal, Abderrahim El Bouazzaoui, Nabil Kanjaa, Hicham Sbai
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Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Anesthesiology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8842393
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Mohammed Abdessadek
Sanae Achour
Youssef Kfal
Abderrahim El Bouazzaoui
Nabil Kanjaa
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description The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of continuous preperitoneal wound infiltration using bupivacaine after abdominal laparotomy in relation to plasma bupivacaine concentration and visual analog scale. Our study was performed on 60 adult patients with digestive cancer, operated at laparotomy, and randomized into two groups: bupivacaine and saline groups. The wound infiltration was through a multiperforated catheter along the scar. For the bupivacaine group, 0.25% bupivacaine was used; however, for the saline group, only saline (0.9%) was infiltrated. The pain was assessed by using the visual analog scale (VAS) in both groups. Plasma bupivacaine concentration was measured by high-performance liquid chromatography. The bupivacaine group had significantly lower postoperative morphine consumption and lower postoperative pain than the saline group (P < 0.0001). The majority of patients in the bupivacaine group had significant relief with the VAS scores of less than 3/10 cm at rest and 6/10 cm on mobilization. However, for the saline group, the VAS scores were higher than 6/10 cm either at rest or with mobilization. There was no clinical sign of toxicity and no technical complications for the bupivacaine group. Only eleven patients required morphine in this group, but the majority of patients received morphine at different doses in the saline group. Plasma bupivacaine was at very low concentrations. Overall, the current study has confirmed that continuous preperitoneal wound infiltration as postoperative analgesia is a simple, effective, and safe technique. It allows decreasing of morphine consumption and subsequently canceling their side effects.
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spelling doaj-art-d36f158cd91a4819a0ce6e53f9e1e1442025-08-20T02:19:51ZengWileyAnesthesiology Research and Practice1687-69702023-01-01202310.1155/2023/8842393Assessment of the Safety and Efficiency of a Preperitoneal Continuous Infusion Using Bupivacaine after Abdominal Laparotomy in Digestive CarcinologyHayat Ben-Saghroune0Mohammed Abdessadek1Sanae Achour2Youssef Kfal3Abderrahim El Bouazzaoui4Nabil Kanjaa5Hicham Sbai6Laboratory of Anesthesia-Intensive Care and Emergency MedicineLaayoune Higher School of TechnologyFaculty of Medicine and PharmacyCentral Medical Analysis LaboratoryLaboratory of Anesthesia-Intensive Care and Emergency MedicineLaboratory of Anesthesia-Intensive Care and Emergency MedicineAnaesthesia and Critical Care DepartmentThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of continuous preperitoneal wound infiltration using bupivacaine after abdominal laparotomy in relation to plasma bupivacaine concentration and visual analog scale. Our study was performed on 60 adult patients with digestive cancer, operated at laparotomy, and randomized into two groups: bupivacaine and saline groups. The wound infiltration was through a multiperforated catheter along the scar. For the bupivacaine group, 0.25% bupivacaine was used; however, for the saline group, only saline (0.9%) was infiltrated. The pain was assessed by using the visual analog scale (VAS) in both groups. Plasma bupivacaine concentration was measured by high-performance liquid chromatography. The bupivacaine group had significantly lower postoperative morphine consumption and lower postoperative pain than the saline group (P < 0.0001). The majority of patients in the bupivacaine group had significant relief with the VAS scores of less than 3/10 cm at rest and 6/10 cm on mobilization. However, for the saline group, the VAS scores were higher than 6/10 cm either at rest or with mobilization. There was no clinical sign of toxicity and no technical complications for the bupivacaine group. Only eleven patients required morphine in this group, but the majority of patients received morphine at different doses in the saline group. Plasma bupivacaine was at very low concentrations. Overall, the current study has confirmed that continuous preperitoneal wound infiltration as postoperative analgesia is a simple, effective, and safe technique. It allows decreasing of morphine consumption and subsequently canceling their side effects.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8842393
spellingShingle Hayat Ben-Saghroune
Mohammed Abdessadek
Sanae Achour
Youssef Kfal
Abderrahim El Bouazzaoui
Nabil Kanjaa
Hicham Sbai
Assessment of the Safety and Efficiency of a Preperitoneal Continuous Infusion Using Bupivacaine after Abdominal Laparotomy in Digestive Carcinology
Anesthesiology Research and Practice
title Assessment of the Safety and Efficiency of a Preperitoneal Continuous Infusion Using Bupivacaine after Abdominal Laparotomy in Digestive Carcinology
title_full Assessment of the Safety and Efficiency of a Preperitoneal Continuous Infusion Using Bupivacaine after Abdominal Laparotomy in Digestive Carcinology
title_fullStr Assessment of the Safety and Efficiency of a Preperitoneal Continuous Infusion Using Bupivacaine after Abdominal Laparotomy in Digestive Carcinology
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of the Safety and Efficiency of a Preperitoneal Continuous Infusion Using Bupivacaine after Abdominal Laparotomy in Digestive Carcinology
title_short Assessment of the Safety and Efficiency of a Preperitoneal Continuous Infusion Using Bupivacaine after Abdominal Laparotomy in Digestive Carcinology
title_sort assessment of the safety and efficiency of a preperitoneal continuous infusion using bupivacaine after abdominal laparotomy in digestive carcinology
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8842393
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