Opioid-Free Anesthesia for Craniotomy.
Journal
Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology
ISSN: 1537-1921
Titre abrégé: J Neurosurg Anesthesiol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8910749
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Jan 2023
01 Jan 2023
Historique:
received:
25
03
2021
accepted:
26
07
2021
pubmed:
2
9
2021
medline:
9
2
2023
entrez:
1
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Perioperative opioids are problematic following craniotomy as they can impede neurological examination because of excessive sedation and mask surgical complications. Multimodal anesthetic techniques including nerve blocks have been used successfully to deliver opioid-free anesthesia in other surgical populations; however, no clinical data evaluating opioid-free anesthesia for craniotomy exists within the current body of literature. Six prospectively identified patients underwent supratentorial craniotomy at Emory University Hospital using a multimodal opioid-free anesthetic (OFA) technique consisting of preoperative scalp block, dexmedetomidine and intravenous acetaminophen. These opioid-free patients were matched by age, sex, incision length, and incision location to 18 retrospectively identified control patients who underwent craniotomy using conventional, opioid-based anesthetic techniques. Postoperative opioid consumption and pain scores were compared and analyzed for noninferiority. Noninferiority of the OFA technique was demonstrated for opioid consumption at all measured intervals from postanesthesia care unit arrival to 24 hours postoperatively. Noninferiority was also demonstrated with respect to average postoperative pain scores from 0 to 12 hours, 0 to 24 hours, as well as length of postanesthesia care unit stay. Noninferiority was not shown for time to first rescue opioid postoperatively, pain scores for the 12 to 24 hours postoperative period, or time to emergence from anesthesia. This pilot study demonstrates the feasibility of an OFA technique for patients undergoing supratentorial craniotomy and suggests that larger prospective randomized controlled trials are indicated to examine the role of multimodal anesthetic techniques for craniotomy.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Perioperative opioids are problematic following craniotomy as they can impede neurological examination because of excessive sedation and mask surgical complications. Multimodal anesthetic techniques including nerve blocks have been used successfully to deliver opioid-free anesthesia in other surgical populations; however, no clinical data evaluating opioid-free anesthesia for craniotomy exists within the current body of literature.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
Six prospectively identified patients underwent supratentorial craniotomy at Emory University Hospital using a multimodal opioid-free anesthetic (OFA) technique consisting of preoperative scalp block, dexmedetomidine and intravenous acetaminophen. These opioid-free patients were matched by age, sex, incision length, and incision location to 18 retrospectively identified control patients who underwent craniotomy using conventional, opioid-based anesthetic techniques. Postoperative opioid consumption and pain scores were compared and analyzed for noninferiority.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Noninferiority of the OFA technique was demonstrated for opioid consumption at all measured intervals from postanesthesia care unit arrival to 24 hours postoperatively. Noninferiority was also demonstrated with respect to average postoperative pain scores from 0 to 12 hours, 0 to 24 hours, as well as length of postanesthesia care unit stay. Noninferiority was not shown for time to first rescue opioid postoperatively, pain scores for the 12 to 24 hours postoperative period, or time to emergence from anesthesia.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
This pilot study demonstrates the feasibility of an OFA technique for patients undergoing supratentorial craniotomy and suggests that larger prospective randomized controlled trials are indicated to examine the role of multimodal anesthetic techniques for craniotomy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34469414
doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000797
pii: 00008506-202301000-00012
doi:
Substances chimiques
Analgesics, Opioid
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
80-85Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose.
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