Minerva chirurgica
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Bupivacaine 0.5% versus ropivacaine 0.75% wound infiltration to decrease postoperative pain in total thyroidectomy, a prospective controlled study.
Control of postoperative pain is one of the most important concerns for both the patients and the surgical team. In this regard the efficacy of wound infiltration with local analgesia and the most proper drugs to be used are not settled. We conducted our study trying to investigate this point in a prospective randomized double blinded manner. ⋯ The benefit of local wound infiltration with local analgesia in decreasing postoperative pain is limited to a short period after surgery in which the use of ropivacaine 0.75% is recommended over pubivaccaine 0.5%.