Open AccessAnalgesic efficacy of peritubal infiltration of ropivacaine versus ropivacaine and morphine in percutaneous nephrolithotomy under ultrasonic guidance
Author(s) -
Geeta P Parikh,
Veena R Shah,
Kalpana S Vora,
Manisha P Modi,
Tanu Mehta,
Sumedha Sonde
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.114046
Subject(s) - ropivacaine , medicine , percutaneous nephrolithotomy , analgesic , anesthesia , morphine , infiltration (hvac) , percutaneous , surgery , physics , thermodynamics
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a safe and effective endourologic procedure which is less morbid than open surgery. However, pain around a nephrostomy tube requires good post-operative analgesia. We hypothesize that infiltration of local anesthetic with opioid from the renal capsule to the skin around the nephrostomy tract under ultrasonic guidance would alleviate the postoperative pain for a long period.