Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2008 Apr;41(2):247-252.
Intravenous Remifentanil Infusion during EVLT for Varicose Vein
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Korea. cadywk@hanmail.net
Abstract
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BACKGROUND: We compared the analgesic effects of an intravenous infusion of remifentanil with local lidocaine injection during endovenous laser treatments (EVLT) for varicose veins.
MATERIAL AND METHOD: In order to compare the efficacy of analgesia between the lidocaine group (n=15) and the remifentanil group (n=15), we measure the pain intensity of the patients, with using the visual analogue scale, during EVLT and at the first week, the second week, the third week and the fourth week after EVLT.
RESULT: The remifentanil group showed significantly less pain intensity during EVLT (p<0.01), but there were no differences of pain intensity between the two groups from the first week to the fourth week after EVLT (p>0.3).
CONCLUSION
The result showed that the intravenous infusion of remifentanil during EVLT can be a good option to reduce pain during EVLT for treating varicose veins.
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