Analgesic Rescue With Opioid-Only Thoracic Epidural After Surgical Infiltration of Liposomal Bupivacaine: A Case Report
We present the case of a 51-year-old man with a history of recurrent lung cancer after left upper lobectomy who presented for an elective completion pneumonectomy via a bilateral anterior thoracotomy incision. At the completion of surgery, bilateral multilevel intercostal infiltration was performed with liposomal bupivacaine. Due to poorly controlled postoperative pain after extubation, a thoracic epidural was placed in the intensive care unit. An opioid-only infusion was started and transitioned to a local anesthetic–based infusion on postoperative day 2. This case report represents a novel stepwise approach of thoracic epidural management after surgical infiltration of liposomal bupivacaine.
Source: A&A Case Reports - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research
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