Increasing intraoperative hydromorphone does not decrease postoperative pain: a retrospective observational study

Craig S Curry; Wendy Y Craig; Janelle M Richard; Denham S Ward

doi:10.1016/j.bja.2020.11.026

Increasing intraoperative hydromorphone does not decrease postoperative pain: a retrospective observational study

Br J Anaesth. 2021 Mar;126(3):e95-e97. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.11.026. Epub 2021 Jan 6.

Authors

Craig S Curry¹, Wendy Y Craig², Janelle M Richard³, Denham S Ward⁴

Affiliations

¹ Spectrum Healthcare Partners, South Portland, ME, USA; Maine Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Portland, ME, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, ME, USA.
³ Maine Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Portland, ME, USA.
⁴ Maine Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Portland, ME, USA; Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: acute hyperalgesia; acute tolerance; hip surgery; hydromorphone; knee surgery; opioid-induced hyperalgesia; orthopaedic surgery; postoperative pain.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / administration & dosage*
Anesthesia, General
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Drug Administration Schedule
Female
Humans
Hydromorphone / administration & dosage*
Hyperalgesia / chemically induced
Intraoperative Care / methods*
Male
Observational Studies as Topic
Pain Management / methods*
Pain, Postoperative / drug therapy*
Retrospective Studies

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid
Hydromorphone

Grants and funding

U54 GM115516/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States