Analgesic Efficacy of Nefopam as an Adjuvant in Patient-Controlled Analgesia for Acute Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgeryopen access
- Authors
- Oh, Eun Jung; Sim, Woo Seog; Wi, Won Gook; Kim, Jeayoun; Kim, Woo Jin; Lee, Jin Young
- Issue Date
- Jan-2021
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- colorectal cancer; fentanyl; nefopam; pain; patient-controlled analgesia
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, v.10, no.2
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
- Volume
- 10
- Number
- 2
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/74299
- DOI
- 10.3390/jcm10020270
- ISSN
- 2077-0383
- Abstract
- Despite rapid advancements in laparoscopic surgical techniques and perioperative management, postoperative pain remains a significant clinical issue. We examined the analgesic efficacy of nefopam as an adjuvant in patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) for acute postoperative pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery. We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 120 patients who did or did not receive 80 mg of nefopam as an adjuvant in fentanyl PCA; they were allocated to the nefopam (n = 60) or non-nefopam group (n = 60). The demographic, clinical, and anesthetic data, with data on pain severity and opioid administration at the postoperative anesthesia care unit (PACU) on postoperative days (PODs) 1, 3, and 5, were compared between the groups. The pain score and opioid administration did not differ at the PACU or on PODs 1, 3, or 5. The day of PCA discontinuation, time to pass flatus, length of the hospital stay, and incidence of nausea/vomiting, dizziness, and headache also did not differ between the groups. Fentanyl PCA with 80 mg of nefopam as an adjuvant did not have a superior analgesic effect after laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery.
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