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Colon Cancer
Deep Local Anesthetic Infusion Shortens Recovery after Colorectal Cancer Surgery
September 3rd, 2007
In patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer, a technique delivering local anesthetic directly to the surgical wound not only helps to control postoperative pain but also reduces recovery time. The September issue of the journal Anesthesiology features a study showing that "continuous wound infusion" with the local anesthetic ropivacaine reduces pain, morphine use, and hospital time after colorectal cancer surgery. "This method offers a new way to efficiently and simply manage pain after open major abdominal surgery," comments lead author Dr. Marc Beaussier of St-Antoine University Hospital, Paris. The study included 42 patients undergoing...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2007-09-03)
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