Why the study?
The study was conducted to compare intravenous versus epidural routes of patient-controlled anesthesia in abdominal surgery.
Does patient-controlled intravenous analgesia improve pain control and reduce complications compared to patient-controlled epidural analgesia in adults undergoing intra-abdominal surgery?
Comparison
Intravenous vs epidural patient-controlled anesthesia
Design
Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Authors
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PCIVA and PCEA provide equivalent analgesia with trade-offs in hypotension versus hospital stay; extends evidence guiding individualized post-abdominal surgery analgesia.
Does patient-controlled intravenous analgesia improve pain control and reduce complications compared to patient-controlled epidural analgesia in adults undergoing intra-abdominal surgery?
In adults undergoing abdominal surgery, PCIVA and PCEA provide similar pain control, but PCIVA has less hypotension while PCEA is associated with a shorter hospital stay.
Viderman et al. (2022) studied this question.
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