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See Latest ArticlesAnalysis of individual patient data from clinical trials: epidural morphine for postoperative pain
British Journal of Anesthesia, 11/05/09
Mhuircheartaigh NR et al. – There were three strong findings. Epidural morphine resulted in greater patient satisfaction, despite higher rates of adverse events. Those describing their analgesic medication as ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’ used IVPCA opioid less and had pain scores significantly below the global mean, whereas those describing their medication as ‘poor’ or ‘fair’ had pain scores significantly above the mean. Epidural morphine meant less need for postoperative IVPCA opioid than epidural placebo. The therapeutic gain with EREM was lower pain scores with less IVPCA opioid. Moderate or severe pruritus was more common with IVPCA plus epidural morphine, whatever the formulation, compared with IVPCA plus placebo. Analysis of individual patient data from high–quality clinical trials provides important insights into characteristics of new agents not immediately apparent from original trials, and also informing clinical practice. Prophylactic epidural morphine provides a better patient experience than IVPCA alone.
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