Clinical Efficacy of Intravenous Lidocaine for Thyroidectomy: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
- Authors
- Choi, Geun Joo; Kang, Hyun; Ahn, Eun Jin; Oh, Jong In; Baek, Chong Wha; Jung, Yong Hun; Kim, Jin Yun
- Issue Date
- Dec-2016
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Citation
- WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY, v.40, no.12, pp 2941 - 2947
- Pages
- 7
- Journal Title
- WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY
- Volume
- 40
- Number
- 12
- Start Page
- 2941
- End Page
- 2947
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/6359
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00268-016-3619-6
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
1432-2323
- Abstract
- Systemic lidocaine has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. The purpose of this prospective, randomized, double-blind study was to evaluate the effects of intravenous lidocaine on pain following thyroidectomy. Fifty-eight adult patients scheduled for total thyroidectomy were randomly allocated to receive a 1.5 mg/kg lidocaine bolus followed by a 2 mg/kg/h infusion during surgery, or the same volume of normal saline (control). After thyroidectomy, we evaluated postoperative pain, nausea, fentanyl consumption, frequency of pushing the button (FPB) for patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in serum, and patient satisfaction scores regarding the recovery process. Postoperative pain and nausea scores were significantly lower in the lidocaine group for the first 4 h following thyroidectomy, compared to the control group. Fentanyl consumption and FPB for the PCA were also significantly reduced in the lidocaine group for 4 h following thyroidectomy, and hs-CRP was significantly less in the lidocaine group at postoperative days 1 and 3. Furthermore, satisfaction scores were significantly higher in the lidocaine group compared to the control group. Intravenous lidocaine effectively reduced postoperative pain and nausea following thyroidectomy as well as improved the quality of recovery. Trial registration number: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01608360.
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