THE EFFICACY OF PREEMPTIVE EPIDURAL LEVOBUPIVACAINE AND MORPHINE FOLLOWING THE POSTERIOR FUSION SURGERY IN ADOLESCENTS PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL SCOLIOSIS

Mamik F. O., ÖZÇELİK M., Ozgencil E., Desa Z. A., Aybar S., KALEM M., ...More

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.29, no.3, pp.575-582, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.575-582
  • Keywords: Analgesia, epidural, Scoliosis., Orthopedic procedures, Pain, postoperative, Adolescents, POSTOPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT, PEDIATRIC SPINE SURGERY, IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS, CONTROLLED ANALGESIA, ANESTHESIA
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Congenital Idiopathic Scoliosis (CIS) is responsible for approximately 70% of all cases of scoliosis. Surgical correction of the CIS associated with severe postoperative pain. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the double epidural catheter placed before a posterior instrumentation on postoperative pain management.