European surgical research. Europäische chirurgische Forschung. Recherches chirurgicales européennes
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Review Meta Analysis
Ropivacaine for continuous wound infusion for postoperative pain management: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
The use of continuous wound infusion (CWI) of local anaesthetics has been suggested as a safe and effective alternative technique to epidural anaesthesia/analgesia that allows surgeons to provide postoperative pain relief while reducing opioid consumption and associated adverse events. A previous meta-analysis by Liu et al. [Am Coll Surg 2006;203:914-932] reported results mainly from studies of bupivacaine. Subsequently, several new randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of ropivacaine have been published. This systematic review and quantitative meta-analysis evaluates the efficacy of ropivacaine for CWI. ⋯ This systematic review and meta-analysis presents substantial evidence that ropivacaine provides clinically meaningful reductions in opioid use and pain outcomes. Ropivacaine CWI is effective for postoperative pain management in a wide range of surgical procedures.