The effects of perioperative pain management techniques on food consumption and body weight after laparotomy in rats

Yehuda Shavit*, Gila Fish, Gilly Wolf, Eduard Mayburd, Ylia Meerson, Raz Yirmiya, Benzion Beilin

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Abstract

We examined the effects of two perioperative pain management techniques on recovery after laparotomy, as assessed by body weight (BW) and food consumption (FC). All rats received a preoperative intrathecal mixture of morphine plus bupivacaine combined with one of two treatments: (a) injection of slow-release morphine at the end of the surgery or (b) an antiinflammatory drug, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra), combined with the preoperative mixture. Laparotomy significantly decreased FC and BW. Both analgesic treatments resulted in a faster recovery of FC and BW. This beneficial effect was more pronounced in the group receiving preoperative analgesics combined with IL-1ra.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1112-1116
Number of pages5
JournalAnesthesia and Analgesia
Volume101
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2005

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Funding Information:
Supported, in part, by the State Public Committee for the Designation of Estate Funds upon the recommendation of the Chief Scientist’s Office of the Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel and by a grant from the Hebrew University Intramural Research Fund Basic Project Award (YS).

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