Postoperative Continuous Infusion of Local Anesthesia in Hand-Assisted Retroperitoneoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy

Postoperative pain management in living kidney donor nephrectomy plays a key role in donor comfort and is important for the further acceptance of living kidney donation in times of organ shortage. Standard pain treatment (SPT) based on opioids is limited due to related side effects. Continuous infusion of local anesthesia (CILA) into the operative field is a promising alternative. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether CILA could reduce the dose of opioids in living kidney donors operated with hand-assisted retroperitoneoscopic donor nephrectomy (HARP).
Source: Transplantation Proceedings - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: Horizons in Transplantation Source Type: research