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THR: Postoperative analgesia with oxycodone or IVPCA morphine results in similar outcomes
March 2014
THR: Postoperative analgesia with oxycodone or IVPCA morphine results in similar outcomes
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Oral oxycodone offers equivalent analgesia to intravenous patient-controlled analgesia after total hip replacement: a randomized, single-centre, non-blinded, non-inferiority study
Br J Anaesth. 2011 Jun;106(6):865-72. doi: 10.1093/bja/aer084. Epub 2011 Apr 13Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
114 patients undergoing primary elective total hip replacement (THR) under spinal anaesthesia were randomized to determine the comparative efficacy of oral oxycodone with i.v patient-controlled analgesia (IVPCA) as a method of postoperative analgesia. Patients received either Oxycontin 20mg or IVPCA with morphine, and were monitored for pain and nausea in the first 72 hours postoperatively. The re...
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