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. 2019 Jun 24;102(1):28–35. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0091

Table 2.

Intra- and postoperative analgesia regimens.

Analgesia Patients, n (%)
Yes (%) No (%)
Intraoperative:
 Paracetamol 73 (70.9) 30 (29.1)
 NSAIDs 9 (8.7) 94 (91.3)
 Fentanyl 32 (31.1) 71 (68.9)
 Alfentanil 4 (3.9) 99 (96.1)
 Remifentanil 40 (38.8) 63 (61.2)
 Morphine 45 (43.7) 58 (56.3)
 Spinal diamorphine 56 (54.4) 47 (45.6)
 Epidural 4 (3.9) 99 (96.1)
 Regional nerve blocks 30 (29.1) 73 (70.9)
 Local anaesthesia 42 (40.8) 61 (59.2)
Postoperative:
 Paracetamol 102 (99.0) 1 (1.0)
 Patient-controlled analgesia 77 (74.8) 26 (25.2)
 Transversus abdominus plane blocksa 12 (11.7) 91 (88.3)
 Nefopam 31 (30.1) 72 (69.9)
 Codeine phosphate 7 (6.8) 96 (93.2)
 Tramadol 19 (18.4) 84 (81.6)
 Morphine sulfate (Oromorph®) 25 (24.3) 78 (75.7)
 Epidural 2 (1.9) 101 (98.1)

a Rectus sheath catheters with continuous local anaesthetic infusion