Circadian variation of IV PCA use in patients after orthognathic surgery: a retrospective comparative study.
10.17245/jdapm.2015.15.3.141
- Author:
Sookyung PARK
1
;
Seong In CHI
;
Kwang Suk SEO
;
Hyun Jeong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Seoul National University Dental Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Comparative Study ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Circadian;
Orthognathic surgery;
Patient controlled analgesia;
Postoperative pain
- MeSH:
Analgesia, Patient-Controlled;
Analgesics;
Anesthesia;
Humans;
Orthognathic Surgery*;
Pain Threshold;
Pain, Postoperative;
Passive Cutaneous Anaphylaxis*;
Retrospective Studies*
- From:Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2015;15(3):141-146
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: An understanding of the features of postoperative pain is essential for optimal analgesic dosing strategies. Using a visual analogue scale (VAS) score and patient controlled analgesia (PCA) infusion pattern analysis, an anesthesiologist can estimate when and how severely patients suffer from pain. Several reports have been published about circadian changes in the pain threshold. Postoperative pain was analyzed retrospectively in 250 patients who underwent orthognathic surgery. METHODS: A total of 250 patients were allocated into two groups according to the time of recovery from anesthesia. Patients in the early group (group E) recovered from anesthesia before 06:00 p.m. Patients in the late group (group L) recovered from anesthesia after 06:00 p.m. All patients received intravenous patient controlled analgesia (IV PCA) at the end of the operation. The VAS score of pain intensity was measured. Self-administration of bolus analgesic from the IV PCA device was also analyzed according to actual time and elapsed time. RESULTS: VAS scores showed no difference between the two groups except 36 hours after recovery from anesthesia. On POD1, there were two peaks for self-administration of bolus analgesics in group L and one peak in the morning for group E. Two peaks each in the morning and in the afternoon were shown in both groups on POD2. CONCLUSIONS: Diurnal variance in pain should be considered for effective dosing strategies.
