VASA. Zeitschrift für Gefässkrankheiten
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Randomized Controlled Trial Observational Study
The influence of continuous local wound infusion on postoperative pain in patients undergoing transfemoral amputation.
This pilot study was set up to examine the effects of a continuous postoperative wound infusion system with a local anaesthetic on perioperative pain and the consumption of analgesics. ⋯ Continuous postoperative wound infusion with a local anaesthetic in combination with a standard pain management protocol can reduce both stump pain and opiate intake in patients who have undergone transfemoral amputation. Phantom pain was not significantly affected.