Effect of Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Patients of Traumatic Multiple Rib Fractures withNeurotrauma: A Study Done in a SpecializedNeuro-ICU in Bangladesh

Authors

  • SM Ahsanul Habib Senior Registrar, Department of Anaesthesia, ICU and Pain Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Lutful Aziz Senior Consultant & Coordinator, Department of Anaesthesia, ICU and Pain Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Arifa Sultana Senior Registrar, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Apollo Hospitals, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Taneem Mohammad Anaesthesiologist, Department of Anaesthesia, Analgesia, Palliative and Intensive Care Medicine, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Kaisar Haroon Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Neurosurgery, National Institute of Neurosciences & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jninb.v6i1.48025

Keywords:

Rib fracture; neurotrauma; epidural analgesia; outcome;neuro-ICU

Abstract

analgesic administration as well as between early and delayed epidural analgesia. Monitoring was done to identify if any complications occur either due to the procedure or anaesthetic or analgesic drug itself.

Results: A total number of 100 patients were recruited for this study. Following thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA), pain rating improved in 76.0% cases; coughing was diminished in 78.0% cases, while suctioning was improved in 68.0% cases. Besides, physiotherapy and positioning improvement were found in 68.0% cases and 72.0% cases respectively, while chest expansion was improved in 88.0% cases. Thoracic epidural analgesia was given soon after injury and had given a significant improvement compared with the patients who got the delayed TEA considering in ventilation (78.0% vs. 22.0%) and in mobilization (72.0% vs. 32.0%)(p<0.001); however, weaning from the ventilator or length of ICU stay had no difference among those two groups. Moreover, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and mortality reported more in those who got delayed TEA(p<0.05). Complications included the misplacement of catheter (2.0%), hypotension (8.0%), bradycardia (6.0%) and respiratory depression (2.0%).

Conclusion: Thoracic epidural analgesia which is given soon after injury has showed better prognosis and outcomes in the patients suffering from multiple rib fractures with neurotrauma.

Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 2020;6(1): 24-28

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
225
PDF
200

Downloads

Published

2020-07-05

How to Cite

Habib, S. A., Aziz, L., Sultana, A., Mohammad, T., & Haroon, K. (2020). Effect of Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Patients of Traumatic Multiple Rib Fractures withNeurotrauma: A Study Done in a SpecializedNeuro-ICU in Bangladesh. Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 6(1), 24–28. https://doi.org/10.3329/jninb.v6i1.48025

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2020)

Section

Original Research Articles

License

Copyright on any research article in the Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh is retained by the author(s).

The authors grant the National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.

Articles in the Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh are Open Access articles published under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)

This license permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and it is not used for commercial purposes.