Postoperative analgesia of intraoperative nefopam in patients undergoing anterior cervical spine surgery : A prospective randomized controlled trial

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BACKGROUND: Nefopam is a non-opioid, non-nonsteroidal anti-imflammatory drug, analgesic drug that inhibits the reuptake of serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. It is widely used as an adjuvant for pain. This study investigated whether the intraoperative, intravenous infusion of nefopam (20 mg) reduces postoperative morphine consumption, pain scores, and alleviates neuropathic pain in patients undergoing cervical spine surgery.

METHODS: A prospective, paralleled design, randomized study was conducted on 50 patients (aged 18-75 years) in a university-based hospital. The patients were assigned to an intervention or a control group (25 patients in each). The intervention group received a 1-hour infusion of nefopam (20 mg) before the end of surgery. The control group received normal saline (NSS). The outcome measures were morphine consumption during the first 24 postoperative hours, numerical rating scale (NRS) pain scores, and scores for the Thai version of the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI-T) in patients with neuropathic pain and adverse drug reactions. The NPSI-T scores were assessed on the preoperative day, postoperative day 1, 3, 15, and 30. The outcome assessors were blinded to group allocation.

RESULTS: Fifty patients were analyzed. During the first 24 postoperative hours, morphine consumption was 8 mg (nefopam) and 12 mg (NSS; P = .130). The intervention and control groups demonstrated no significant differences in the median NRS scores or total NPSI-T scores or adverse drug reactions.

CONCLUSIONS: A single, intraoperative infusion of 20 mg of nefopam did not significantly reduce postoperative (24 hours) morphine consumption in patients undergoing anterior cervical spine surgery.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:101

Enthalten in:

Medicine - 101(2022), 43 vom: 28. Okt., Seite e31296

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Raksakietisak, Manee [VerfasserIn]
Rushatamukayanunt, Pranee [VerfasserIn]
Wilaiwan, Kulanong [VerfasserIn]
Homprasert, Chakkarin [VerfasserIn]
Nitising, Akkapong [VerfasserIn]
Sawasdiwipachai, Prasert [VerfasserIn]
Pantubtim, Chanitda [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4UP8060B7J
76I7G6D29C
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Analgesics, Opioid
Journal Article
Morphine
Nefopam
Randomized Controlled Trial

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.11.2022

Date Revised 03.01.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/MD.0000000000031296

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348309805