Feasibility of application of patient controlled epidural analgesia to elderly postoperative analgesia
- VernacularTitle:老年病人术后采用硬膜外自控镇痛的安全性评估
- Author:
Lixin XU
;
Shouzhang SHE
;
Xiaoqing XIE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Analgesia,patient-controlled Analgesia,epidural Postoperation Feasibility studies Aged
- From:
Chinese Journal of Anesthesiology
1996;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To evaluate the safety of patient controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA)for elderly patient. Method: Forty two adult patients after operation were divided into control group(44.4?7.8a)and old group(70.9?5.la) according to their ages. All patients reeeived epidural 0.125% bupivacaine and 0.01% morphine mixture for PCEA. BP,HR, RR and SpO_2 were monitored for the first 24 hours following PCEA. Result: The dosage of the mixture was 33.3?6.8ml in control group and 31.6?8.7ml in old group. BP,HR didn't alter markedly in both groups throughout the whole period. RR and SpO_2 remined normal levels. Conclusion: With adequate dosage PCEA can be used safely for elderly postoperative analgesia
