Affiliation:
1. Institue of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine,China Three Gorges University&Yichang Central People's Hospital
Abstract
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Anesthesia with opioids negatively affects patients’ quality of recovery, and opioid-free anesthesia attempts to avoid these effects. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of opioid-free anesthesia on the quality of recovery, using lidocaine on patients undergoing hysteroscopy.
METHODS: A parallel-group, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial was conducted in Yichang Central Peoples’ Hospital, Hubei Province, China, from January to April, 2022. We included 90 female patients (age: 18–65 years, American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Class I–II) scheduled for elective hysteroscopy, 45 of whom received lidocaine (Group L), and 45 received sufentanil (Group S). Patients were randomly allocated to receive either lidocaine or sufentanil perioperatively. The primary outcome was the quality of postoperative recovery, which was assessed using the QoR-40 questionnaire.
RESULTS: The two groups were similar in age, American Society of Anesthesiology physical status, height, weight, body mass index, and surgical duration. The QoR scores were significantly higher in Group L than in Group S. The incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting, as well as the time to extubation were significantly lower in Group L than in Group S.
CONCLUSION: Opioid-free anesthesia with lidocaine achieves a better quality of recovery, faster recovery, and a shorter time to extubation than general anesthesia with sufentanil.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: The trial was registered on January 15, 2022 in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (http://www.chictr.org.cn/showprojen.aspx?proj=149386), registration number ChiCTR2200055623.(15/01/2022)
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