Postoperative pain, recovery and discharge after robot‐assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: A multicentre, single blinded, randomised controlled trial
- Published on 06/10/2024
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S. Hallengren 1, A. Schening 1, A.‐C. Lindström 1,2, J. Radros 3, J. Eriksson 4, E. Blomqvist 5, R. Knutas 5, N. Fällman 6, M. Aly 3,7, A. Gupta 1,2
1
Department of Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care (PMI)
Karolinska University Hospital
Stockholm
Sweden
2
Institution for Pharmacology and Physiology
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm
Sweden
3
Department of Pelvic Cancer, Theme Cancer
Karolinska University Hospital
Stockholm
Sweden
4
Division of Biostatistics, Institute of Environmental Medicine
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm
Sweden
5
Department of Urology
Capio Saint Görans Hospital
Stockholm
Sweden
6
Karolinska University Hospital
Stockholm
Sweden
7
Institution for Molecular Medicine and Surgery
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm
Sweden
Abstract
Background General anaesthesia is standard of care for patients undergoing robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP). However, postoperative pain and bladder discomfort remains an issue, and optimising pain management could improve recovery and promote earlier home discharge. The main objective of this trial was to evaluate if patients receiving spinal anaesthesia are more frequently home ready at 8 pm on the same day compared with multimodal pain management...
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