Abstract

LAFFITA ZAMORA, Joan et al. Tramadol versus morphine for postoperative peridural analgesia in patients with abdominal hysterectomy. Rev Cub Med Mil [online]. 2012, vol.41, n.2, pp. 175-182. ISSN 0138-6557.

Introduction: the treatment of postoperative pain is necessary to prevent its unfavorable effects. Objective: compare the use of peridural tramadol versus morphine for postoperative analgesia in patients with abdominal hysterectomy. Methods: an observational analytical prospective longitudinal study was conducted with 140 patients who underwent abdominal hysterectomy at Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Central Military Hospital. General orotracheal anesthesia was administered and an epidural catheter used to manage postoperative pain. Patients were randomly distributed into two groups, each with 70 members. One group received analgesia with morphine 4 mg and the other tramadol 100 mg. The variables studied were duration, quality of postoperative analgesia and presence of adverse reactions. Results: duration of postoperative analgesia was longer in the morphine group (16.7 ± 4.0 h) versus the tramadol group (13.6 ± 4.2 h). Visual analog scale values were higher in the Tramadol group with fewer adverse reactions (38.6 %) versus the Morphine group (55.7 %). Conclusions: the duration and quality of postoperative analgesia in patients with hysterectomy were greater with the use of peridural morphine, though the use of peridural tramadol is an effective alternative with fewer adverse effects.

Keywords : postoperative pain; peridural catheter; morphine; tramadol; hysterectomy.

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