Key result
Hypnosis was presented as a useful non-pharmacologic intervention for controlling intraoperative and postoperative pain and anxiety in two patients undergoing ACL reconstruction and meniscal surgeries.
Why the study?
ACL reconstruction causes severe pain requiring anesthesia, prompting evaluation of hypnosis as a non-pharmacologic approach to manage intraoperative and postoperative pain and anxiety.
Does hypnosis control pain and anxiety in patients undergoing ACL reconstruction and meniscal surgeries?
Case Report (n=2)
Does hypnosis control pain and anxiety in patients undergoing ACL reconstruction and meniscal surgeries?
Hypnosis may be a useful non-pharmacologic adjunct for controlling perioperative pain and anxiety in orthopedic surgeries like ACL reconstruction.
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Does not support practice change from two cases; leaves open hypnosis as perioperative adjunct pending randomized trials.
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is an extremely common surgery in sports medicine and orthopedic surgery. This surgery requires creating tunnels in bones (femur and tibia), which is often associated with severe pain and thus general or neuraxial anesthesia should be applied to mitigate pain and anxiety. This paper follows our previous case report of hypnoanesthesia in hand surgery, discussing the application of hypnosis as a non-pharmacologic intervention for controlling intraoperative and postoperative pain and anxiety, which can contribute to postoperative recovery of patients with ACL surgery. According to the results of this study, it seems better to teach hypnosis as a pain control protocol to anesthesia residents and pain service staff. Also, hypnosis can be considered an anxiety reduction strategy in perioperative phases and also useful for postoperative pain management.
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Fathi et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and meniscal surgeries (n=2). Hypnosis was evaluated on Intraoperative and postoperative pain and anxiety. Hypnosis was presented as a useful non-pharmacologic intervention for controlling intraoperative and postoperative pain and anxiety in two patients undergoing ACL reconstruction and meniscal surgeries.
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