Unveiling the superior analgesic: Thoracic epidural versus intrathecal morphine in open live donor hepatectomy – A randomized controlled trial

Unveiling the superior analgesic: Thoracic epidural versus intrathecal morphine in open live donor hepatectomy – A randomized controlled trial

Background and Aims: Postoperative pain management in open live donor hepatectomy is vital. This study aimed to compare postoperative analgesia provided by intrathecal morphine (ITM) and epidural in open live donor hepatectomy. Material and Methods: Patients were divided into two groups. In the epid...

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Main Authors: Rohit Saini, Gaurav Sindwani, Neha Garg, Mahesh K. Arora, Viniyendra Pamecha, Nihar Mohapatra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
abdominal pain
analgesia
bupivacaine
epidural
hepatectomy
levobupivacaine
liver transplantation
living donors
morphine derivatives
pain
postoperative
shoulder pain
key message: studies comparing intrathecal morphine with epidural are lacking in patients undergoing open living donor hepatectomy. most of the previous studies have either included carcinomas or other abdominal surgery patients.
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/joacp.joacp_173_24
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