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Erschienen in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie 12/2022

12.10.2022 | Reports of Original Investigations

Opioid-sparing anesthesia and patient-reported outcomes after open gynecologic surgery: a historical cohort study

verfasst von: Andres Zorrilla-Vaca, MD, Pedro T. Ramirez, MD, Maria Iniesta-Donate, MD, PhD, Javier D. Lasala, MD, Xin Shelley Wang, MD, MPH, Loretta A. Williams, MSN, PhD, RN, Larissa Meyer, MD, MPH, Gabriel E. Mena, MD

Erschienen in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Ausgabe 12/2022

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Abstract

Purpose

Dexmedetomidine and ketamine may be administered intraoperatively as continuous infusions to provide opioid-sparing anesthesia. Recent evidence has yielded controversial results regarding the impact of opioid-free anesthesia on postoperative complications, and there is a gap in knowledge regarding patient-reported outcomes (PROs). This study aimed to determine the impact of opioid-sparing anesthesia and opioid-based anesthesia on PROs among gynecologic patients within an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program.

Methods

We formed a single-center historical cohort from patients enrolled in another study who underwent open gynecologic surgery on an ERAS program from November 2014 to December 2020 (n = 2,095). We identified two cohorts based on the type of balanced anesthesia administered: 1) opioid-sparing anesthesia defined as the continuous infusion of dexmedetomidine and ketamine (adjuvants) during surgery or 2) opioid-based anesthesia (no adjuvants). We measured the quality of postoperative recovery using the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI), a 29-item validated tool that was administered preoperatively, daily while admitted, and weekly after discharge until week 6. The primary outcome was interference with walking. We matched both cohorts and used a multilevel linear mixed-effect model to evaluate the effect of opioid-sparing anesthesia on the primary outcome.

Results

In total, 498 patients were eligible (159 in the opioid-sparing anesthesia cohort and 339 in the opioid-based anesthesia cohort), of whom 149 matched pairs were included in the final analysis. Longitudinal assessment showed no significant or clinically important difference in interference with walking (P = 0.99), general activity (P = 0.99), or other PROs between cohorts. Median [interquartile range (IQR)] intraoperative opioid administration (expressed as morphine milligram equivalents [MME]) among matched patients in the opioid-sparing anesthesia cohort was 30 [25–55] mg vs 58 [8–70] mg in the opioid-based anesthesia cohort (P < 0.01). Patients in the opioid-sparing anesthesia cohort had a lower opioid consumption in the postanesthesia care unit than those in the opioid-based anesthesia cohort (MME, 3 [0–10] mg vs 5 [0–15] mg; P < 0.01), but there was no significant difference between cohorts in total postoperative opioid consumption (MME, 23 [0–94] mg vs 35 [13–95] mg P = 0.053).

Conclusions

In this single-center historical cohort study, opioid-sparing anesthesia had no significant or clinically important effects on interference with walking or other PROs in patients undergoing gynecologic surgery compared with opioid-based anesthesia. Opioid-sparing anesthesia was associated with less short-term opioid consumption than opioid-based anesthesia.
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Metadaten
Titel
Opioid-sparing anesthesia and patient-reported outcomes after open gynecologic surgery: a historical cohort study
verfasst von
Andres Zorrilla-Vaca, MD
Pedro T. Ramirez, MD
Maria Iniesta-Donate, MD, PhD
Javier D. Lasala, MD
Xin Shelley Wang, MD, MPH
Loretta A. Williams, MSN, PhD, RN
Larissa Meyer, MD, MPH
Gabriel E. Mena, MD
Publikationsdatum
12.10.2022
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Ausgabe 12/2022
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Elektronische ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-022-02336-8

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