Long-duration pain block for postoperative anesthesia after endoscopic sinus surgery

Jessica L Bishop; Ryan V Marshall; Justin P McCormick; Caitlyn Tomblin; Natalie Garcia; Joel Feinstein; Do Yeon Cho; Jessica W Grayson; Bradford A Woodworth

doi:10.1002/alr.23143

Long-duration pain block for postoperative anesthesia after endoscopic sinus surgery

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2023 Sep;13(9):1825-1828. doi: 10.1002/alr.23143. Epub 2023 Mar 22.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
² Department of Anesthesiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
³ Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Veterans Affairs, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
⁴ Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

PMID: 36811323
DOI: 10.1002/alr.23143

Abstract

A long-duration pain block did not decrease postoperative pain or opioid consumption. Extended sinus procedures do not lead to additional postoperative pain or opioid consumption.

Keywords: chronic rhinosinusitis; endoscopic sinus surgery; endoscopic skull base surgery.

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
Anesthesia* / methods
Endoscopy / methods
Humans
Pain, Postoperative / drug therapy
Paranasal Sinuses* / surgery

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid