Skip to main content

Table 2 Intraoperative pain management

From: Is standardized care feasible in the emergency setting? A case matched analysis of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

 

Elective (n = 168)

Emergency (n = 44)

All patients (n = 212)

P

Type of anesthesia

    

 Gas

 IV

155 (92.3) 13 (7.7)

39 (90.7) 4 (9.3)

194 (91.9) 17 (8.1)

0.755

IV lidocaïne

16 (9.5)

1 (2.3)

17 (8)

0.207

Wound infiltration

41 (24.4)

11 (25)

52 (24.5)

0.935

- amount [mL]

    

(median, IQR)

20, 20-40

20, 20-40

20, 20-40

0.799

Administration of opiates

168 (100)

44 (100)

212 (100)

 

- fentanyl [μg]

    

(median, IQR)

450, 350-500

450, 375-550

450, 350-500

0.456

- sufentanyl [μg]

    

(median, IQR)

Premedication

36, 35-40

21 (12.5)

26, 25-40

0 (0)

35, 25-40

21 (9.9)

0.178

0.009

PONV prophylaxis

163 (97)

34 (77.3)

197 (92.9)

 < 0.001

  1. Comparison of intraoperative pain management by comparing elective cholecystectomies with emergency cholecystectomies
  2. IV intravenous, PONV Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
  3. Bold characters indicate significant values (p < 0.05)