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. 2016 Sep 13:16:78.
doi: 10.1186/s12871-016-0246-6.

Outpatient multimodal intravenous analgesia in patients undergoing day-case surgery: description of a three year experience

Magdalena Serra  1 , Roser Vives  2   3 , Montserrat Cañellas  1 , Josep Planell  1 , Joan Carles Oliva  4 , Carmen Colilles  1 , Caridad Pontes  5   6
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Outpatient multimodal intravenous analgesia in patients undergoing day-case surgery: description of a three year experience

Magdalena Serra et al. BMC Anesthesiol. .

Abstract

Background: The use of elastomeric devices for ambulatory intravenous pain treatment in Major Ambulatory Surgery (MAS) has been described to improve postoperative pain management. The objective of the study was to describe the first 3 years experience of the use of elastomeric devices for ambulatory intravenous pain treatment in MAS implemented at our site since 2010.

Methods: Data were retrieved from the medical records for all patients who, between January 2010 and March 2014, underwent surgical procedures at the ambulatory surgical centre at our hospital and were prescribed a home-based continuous intravenous analgesia.

Results: Data were retrieved from the medical records of 1128 patients. The most frequent surgical interventions included orthopedic and proctology surgeries. 80 % of patients were discharged home without pain; during the first 48 h after discharge roughly 40 % of subjects were completely free of pain, 50 % reported mild pain (VAS 1 to 3) and 9 % reported higher pain scores (4 and above). Peripheral nerve block was associated to better pain control in the immediate postoperative period. Vomiting in the first 24 h was 4.6 % before introducing haloperidol into the drug schemes, and 2.6 % thereafter. Complications related with the intravenous route required treatment withdrawal in 1.1 % cases. Only 3.5 % of patients returned to the hospital in the first 72 h, mainly for non-pain related reasons. Overall, 99.5 % of patients were satisfied with the treatment received at home.

Conclusion: Our initial experience suggest that outpatient multimodal intravenous analgesia in patients undergoing day-case surgery is a feasible alternative in our setting, that allows an effective management of postoperative pain with a small rate of adverse events and complications requiring readmission.

Keywords: Ambulatory Surgery; Domiciliary care; Elastomer; Intravenous Analgesia.

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Visual analogue scale results for pain at different times
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Reasons for post-discharge (within 72 h) patients visits to the hospital
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