PERI-OPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT Dr P Chalmers CP4004 2010 - 2011

1. PERI-OPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENTDr P ChalmersCP4004 2010 - 2011

2. IASP definition “Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage”

3. Mechanism of Pain Cell Injury→Cytokines,prostanoids→Plasma Leakage→macrophages, monocytes, mast cells, platelets→Cytokines,prostanoids→ nociceptive nerve endings (C and Aδfibres)

4. IASP definition “Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage”

5. Process of Nociception 1. Transduction conversion of pain stimulus into a nerve impulse by sensory receptors 2.Transmission of nerve impulses from the periphery to the brain and spinal cord 3.Perception the recognition of these impulses or signals as pain 4.Modulation whereby descending neuronal tracts from the brain modify the nociceptive transmission in the spinal cord Opioid system, noradrenergic, GABA, serotonin

6. Effects of PainNeurohumoral • Psychological Anxiety • Resp:hypoventilation →hypercarbia and hypoxia hyperventilation • CVS: tachycardia, hypertension, subendocardial ischaemia • Nausea and vomiting • Sweating • Increased stress response → catabolism • Outcome: • Prolonged immobilisation and recovery • Prolonged hospital stay

7. Effects of Analgesia • Reduces anxiety and stress response • Reduces respiratory complications • Reduces cardiovascular complications • Reduces autonomic effects • Outcome: • Earlier mobilisation • Shorter hospital stay

8. Factors influencing pain • Age • Site of surgery • Quality of care • Patient autonomy • Patient motivation

9. Assessment of pain Intraop: Monitoring CVS, RS Postop: • Visual cues facial expression body language • Psychological anxiety, restlessness, withdrawal • Verbal response • VAS • Imagery • Universal

10. Categorical Scale • Mild • Moderate • Severe • Verbal 1-10

11. Visual Analogue Scale

13. Facial Scale

14. Management of Acute Pain • Multimodal • Pharmacological • Neural Blockade

15. Why multimodal • Synergism • Opioid sparing • Reduced risk of tolerance and morphine sensitisation • Reduced side effects and complications • Pre-emptive

16. Pharmacological • Opiods • Paracetemol • NSAIDS

17. Mode of Administration • Oral • IM • IV Boluses continuous infusion PCA • PR

18. IM PCA Plasma conc→ 0 4 8 Hours

19. Advantages and disadvantages of im v PCA administration IM PCA Delayed onset Rapid onset Fixed dose Dose matches pain Painful Painless Fluctuating plasma levels Continuous plasma levels Gradual onset of Technical error or failure side effects may be fatal Enhances patient autonomy

20. Neural Blockade

21. Neural Blockade Neuroaxial: Spinal Epidural Regional Blockade Skin Infiltration Local anaesthetics Adjuvants

22. Requirementsfor Neural Blockade • Consent • Sterile condition • Vascular access • Monitoring • Resuscitation equipment • No clinical contraindications (coag,infections,allergies)

23. Epidural procedure

24. Epidural procedure

25. Spinal Epidural

26. Epidural Infusion Pump

27. Effects of Neural Blockade • Sensory Loss • Muscle Paralysis • Autonomic Effects (spinal, epidural) ALWAYS aspirate before injection beware of accidental intravascular administration

28. Complications Neuro-axial Block(spinal/epidural) • Hypotension • Backache • Spinal cord/nerve root compression (haematoma/abscess) • Dural headache (epidural) • Overextensive block • Total Spinal Block • Accidental Intravascular injection • Side Effects of drugs LA’s Opiods

29. Advantages of epidural analgesia • Excellent analgesia for 72hrs or longer • Avoids side effects of opiods • Improves postop respiratory function • Reduces thromboembolic phenomena • Reduces incidence of persistent post surgical pain

30. Local anaesthetics • Lignocaine • Bupivicaine • Levobupivicaine • www.4um.com/tutorial/anaesth/Locals.htm

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35. Local anaesthetics Adrenaline 1:200,000=5micrograms/ml Never used in spinals and epidurals Max dose 8ug/kg/hr = 20mls of 1in 200,000/hr

37. Management of toxicity R/Lipid emulsion 20% a bolus of 100mls followed by an infusion of 400mls over 20min (approx 0.25mls /kg/min) Repeat if necessary PLUS supportive measures anticonvulsants, inotropes etc

38. Adjuvants in neural blocks • Opiods→pruritus,delayed onset resp depression, nausea, vomiting • Clonidine

39. Pain Syndromes • Sensitisation occurs in response to repeated or prolonged noxious stimuli: lower activation threshold ,increased rate of firing a. peripheral: Increased sensitivity and excitability of nociceptive receptors and damaged nerves b.central: hyperexcitability of spinal neurones and descending modulating pathways Activation of NMDA receptors

40. Pain Syndromes • Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia : the use of opioid paradoxically increases the patient’s perception of pain excitatory descending modulating pathways • Persistent Post Surgical Pain Syndrome The response outlives the initiating stimulus and lasts for 3 months or more

41. Risk Factors • History of poorly controlled pain (preoperatively and perioperatively) • Intraoperative nerve damage (surgical, anaesthetic) • History of preoperative neuropathic pain • Co-morbidities associated with neuropathy: Diabetes, alcohol abuse, uraemia Drug induced neuropathy Nutritional deficiency,vitB12, B6, • Malignancy • Chem/radiotherapy • Impaired immune system • Fibromyalgia • Major trauma • Depression/anxiety (the unemployed)

42. Prevention of Pain Syndromes • Efficient and effective pain management in the perioperative period • Multimodal analgesia with neuroblockade regular acetaminophan and Nsaids and opioids • On going research regarding perioperative use of antihyperalgesic agents: Pregabalin gabapentin NMDA receptor antagonists eg Ketamine Alpha agonists eg clonidine

43. Any questions ???