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[Analgesia after thoracotomy: French practice]. 2004

M Solier, and N Liu, and M Fischler

Service d'anesthésie, hôpital Foch, 40, rue Worth, 92150 Suresnes, France.

OBJECTIVE To estimate qualitatively and quantitatively analgesic methods used after thoracotomy. METHODS Postal questionnaire addressed to all French public (34 academic institutions, 37 public hospitals) and private hospitals (60), which routinely perform pulmonary surgery. RESULTS Analysis of the questionnaires related only to those coming from academic institutions (rate of response of 85%) and from private hospitals (60%). Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia, thoracic epidural analgesia and intrathecal analgesia are the most frequently suggested techniques of analgesia. Thoracic epidural analgesia is more frequently suggested in private hospitals than in academic institutions (77% vs. 55%, NS). There is no significant difference between academic institutions and private hospitals regarding the practised analgesic technique. Analysis of the practices of thoracic epidural analgesia and of intrathecal analgesia in particular showed limited impact of guidelines concerning preoperative administration of anticoagulants in 15-20% of the centres. Only six (in the academic institutions) to 18% (in the private hospitals) of the patients receiving thoracic epidural analgesia were hospitalised in a surgical ward. Thoracic epidural analgesia is continued generally for more than 48 h; there is however a significant difference between centres since epidural analgesia is continued longer in academic institutions than in private hospitals. CONCLUSIONS Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia and thoracic epidural analgesia are the most commonly analgesic techniques used after thoracotomy for pulmonary surgery. In the latter case, most centres choose to maintain these patients in high dependency units.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011795	Surveys and Questionnaires	Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions.	Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D003625	Data Collection	Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data.	Data Collection Methods,Dual Data Collection,Collection Method, Data,Collection Methods, Data,Collection, Data,Collection, Dual Data,Data Collection Method,Method, Data Collection,Methods, Data Collection
D005602	France	A country in western Europe bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the Mediterranean Sea, and the countries of Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the principalities of Andorra and Monaco, and by the duchy of Luxembourg. Its capital is Paris.	Corsica,Saint Pierre and Miquelon,Miquelon and Saint Pierre,Miquelon and St. Pierre,St. Pierre and Miquelon
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000046	Academic Medical Centers	Medical complexes consisting of medical school, hospitals, clinics, libraries, administrative facilities, etc.	Medical Centers, Academic,Medical Centers, University,University Medical Centers,Academic Medical Center,Center, Academic Medical,Center, University Medical,Centers, Academic Medical,Centers, University Medical,Medical Center, Academic,Medical Center, University,University Medical Center
D000698	Analgesia	Methods of PAIN relief that may be used with or in place of ANALGESICS.	Analgesias
D000775	Anesthesia, Spinal	Procedure in which an anesthetic is injected directly into the spinal cord.	Anesthesias, Spinal,Spinal Anesthesia,Spinal Anesthesias
D013908	Thoracotomy	Surgical incision into the chest wall.	Thoracotomies
D015360	Analgesia, Epidural	The relief of pain without loss of consciousness through the introduction of an analgesic agent into the epidural space of the vertebral canal. It is differentiated from ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL which refers to the state of insensitivity to sensation.	Epidural Analgesia
D016304	Hospitals, Private	A class of hospitals that includes profit or not-for-profit hospitals that are controlled by a legal entity other than a government agency. (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed)	Private Hospitals,Hospital, Private,Private Hospital