The impact of spinal anaesthesia on perioperative opioid consumption, postoperative pain and oncological outcome in radical retropubic prostatectomy—a retrospective before-and-after effectiveness study

The impact of spinal anaesthesia on perioperative opioid consumption, postoperative pain and oncological outcome in radical retropubic prostatectomy—a retrospective before-and-after effectiveness study

Abstract Background Spinal anaesthesia preceding general anaesthesia has been conducted for open radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) to decrease immediate postoperative pain for many years. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of spinal anaesthesia to reduce postoperative opioid requirements remains u...

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Main Authors: Sandra Funcke, Xenia Schick-Bengardt, Hans O. Pinnschmidt, Burkhard Beyer, Marlene Fischer, Ursula Kahl, Rainer Nitzschke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Perioperative Medicine
Subjects:
Prostatectomy
Spinal anaesthesia
Opioid effect
Postoperative Pain
Biochemical cancer-free survival
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-022-00281-0

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