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Evaluation of the contribution to postoperative analgesia by local cooling of the wound
Author(s) -
BRANDNER B.,
MUNRO B.,
BROMLEY L. M.,
HETREED M.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb14995.x
Subject(s) - medicine , morphine , anesthesia , patient controlled analgesia , lumbar , surgery , pain relief , postoperative pain
Summary Thirty healthy patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery were randomly assigned to one of two groups for postoperative pain relief. Group 1 received morphine via patient controlled analgesia and local cooling of the wound by an externally applied cooling pad while group 2 received patient controlled analgesia alone. There was a significant reduction in morphine consumption when local cooling was applied (18.6 mg versus 30.2 mg at 12h, 29.0 mg versus 49.6 mg at 24 h, p < 0.05). Patients were also significantly more satisfied with their overall postoperative pain management when cooling therapy was used.