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Title: Intrathecal morphine is associated with reduction in postoperative opioid requirements and improvement in postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing open liver resection.
Austin Authors: Tang, Jefferson Z J ;Churilov, Leonid ;Tan, Chong O ;Hu, Raymond T C ;Pearce, Brett ;Cosic, Luka ;Christophi, Christopher ;Weinberg, Laurence 
Affiliation: Anaesthesia
Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Surgery (University of Melbourne)
Issue Date: 19-Aug-2020
Date: 2020-08-19
Publication information: BMC Anesthesiology 2020; 20(1): 207
Abstract: Our study aimed to test the hypothesis that the addition of intrathecal morphine (ITM) results in reduced postoperative opioid use and enhanced postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing open liver resection using a standardized enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol with multimodal analgesia. A retrospective analysis of 216 adult patients undergoing open liver resection between June 2010 and July 2017 at a university teaching hospital was conducted. The primary outcome was the cumulative oral morphine equivalent daily dose (oMEDD) on postoperative day (POD) 1. Secondary outcomes included postoperative pain scores, opioid related complications, and length of hospital stay. We also performed a cost analysis evaluating the economic benefits of ITM. One hundred twenty-five patients received ITM (ITM group) and 91 patients received usual care (UC group). Patient characteristics were similar between the groups. The primary outcome - cumulative oMEDD on POD1 - was significantly reduced in the ITM group. Postoperative pain scores up to 24 h post-surgery were significantly reduced in the ITM group. There was no statistically significant difference in complications or hospital stay between the two study groups. Total hospital costs were significantly higher in the ITM group. In patients undergoing open liver resection, ITM in addition to conventional multimodal analgesic strategies reduced postoperative opioid requirements and improved analgesia for 24 h after surgery, without any statistically significant differences in opioid-related complications, and length of hospital stay. Hospital costs were significantly higher in patients receiving ITM, reflective of a longer mandatory stay in intensive care. Registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) under ACTRN12620000001998 .
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/24473
DOI: 10.1186/s12871-020-01113-8
ORCID: 0000-0001-7403-7680
Journal: BMC Anesthesiology
PubMed URL: 32814546
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Analgesia
Enhanced recovery after surgery
Hospital costs
Intrathecal morphine
Liver resection
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