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Dexmedetomidine in combination with morphine PCA provides superior analgesia for shockwave lithotripsy. Dexmedetomidine in combination with morphine PCA provides superior analgesia for shockwave lithotripsy. |
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Alhashemi JA, Kaki AM.
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. jalhashemi@kaau.edu.sa
PURPOSE: To compare the analgesic effects of dexmedetomidine/morphine with those of tramadol/midazolam in patients undergoing extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) for urinary calculi. METHODS: Sixty patients were randomized to receive either dexmedetomidine 1 micro g*kg(-1) iv followed by 0.5 micro g*kg(-1)*hr(-1) infusion together with morphine patient-controlled analgesia [(PCA); 2 mg bolus, five minutes lockout, 2 mg*hr(-1) infusion; (Group DEX)], or tramadol 1.5 mg*kg(-1) pre-mixed with midazolam 30 micro g*kg(-1) iv followed by tramadol PCA [20 mg bolus, five minute lockout, 20 mg*hr(-1) infusion; (Group TRA)]. Pain was assessed at baseline and every 15 min thereafter. Patients' and urologist's satisfaction with analgesia and sedation were determined on a seven-point scale ranging from 1 (extremely dissatisfied) to 7 (extremely satisfied). Patient's discharge time was also documented. RESULTS: Visual analogue scale scores over time were consistently lower in Group DEX compared with Group TRA (P = 0.001). Patients' satisfaction with analgesia (5 +/- 1 vs 4 +/- 2, P = 0.012) and with sedation (6 +/- 1 vs 5 +/- 1, P = 0.020), and urologist's satisfaction (6 +/- 1 vs 4 +/- 2, P = 0.001) were all higher amongst Group DEX patients compared with Group TRA. There was no difference between discharge times of patients in Group DEX compared with those in Group TRA [85 (60,115) min vs 65 (40,95) min, P = 0.069]. CONCLUSION: Dexmedetomidine in combination with morphine PCA provided better analgesia for ESWL and was associated with higher patients' and urologist's satisfaction when compared with a tramadol/midazolam PCA combination.
PMID: 15064262 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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15064262 |
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Can J Anaesth |
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51 |
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4 |
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2004 AH
2004 AD |
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Saturday, March 20, 2010 |
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Researchers
عبدالله كعكي | Kaki, Abdullah | Researcher | Doctorate | |
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