The effects of thoracic epidurally administered drugs on urethral sphincter function in women: a pooled analysis

Wuethrich, Patrick Y.; Kessler, Thomas M.; Burkhard, Fiona C. (2013). The effects of thoracic epidurally administered drugs on urethral sphincter function in women: a pooled analysis. Pain medicine, 14(8), pp. 1248-1253. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/pme.12128

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OBJECTIVES

Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) has been shown to inhibit detrusor activity in patients undergoing open renal surgery, resulting in clinically relevant post-void residuals. However, the impact of different epidural drug mixtures on urethral sphincter function is not completely elucidated.

DESIGN

Pooled analysis of an open observational study and a double-blind randomized trial.

SETTING

Single tertiary centre.

SUBJECTS

Twenty-eight women without lower urinary tract symptoms and post-void residual <100 mL, who underwent open renal surgery with TEA.

METHODS

Pooling results in three groups with different epidural regimens (7 with bupivacaine 0.125%, 8 with bupivacaine 0.125% and fentanyl 2 μg/mL, and 13 with bupivacaine 0.1% plus fentanyl 2 μg/mL and epinephrine 2 μg/mL). All women underwent urethral pressure measurements before TEA and during TEA 2-3 days postoperatively. All patients received a TEA placed at the insertion site interspace T 8-9.

RESULTS

Maximum urethral closure pressure at rest decreased significantly during TEA with bupivacaine alone (median 70 cm H2 O [interquartile range 66-76] to 43 [43-65], P = 0.031) and with bupivacaine/fentanyl/epinephrine (75 cm H2 O [68-78] to 56 [52-75], P = 0.028), whereas with bupivacaine/fentanyl, no significant change could be detected (74 [51-88] vs 67 [46-70], P = 0.156). In all groups, functional profile length at rest was not influenced during TEA.

CONCLUSION

TEA with bupivacaine and the addition of fentanyl and epinephrine appears to decrease maximum urethral closure pressure at rest in women. The addition of fentanyl alone to bupivacaine may reduce this effect. Thus, the TEA effect on urethral sphincter function seems to depend on the drug mixture administered.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN) > Clinic of Urology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > Clinic and Policlinic for Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy

UniBE Contributor:

Wüthrich, Patrick Yves, Kessler, Thomas M., Burkhard, Fiona Christine

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1526-2375

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell

Language:

English

Submitter:

Jeannie Wurz

Date Deposited:

04 Jun 2014 09:36

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:24

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/pme.12128

PubMed ID:

23614971

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Epidural Analgesia, Urethral Sphincter Function

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.43767

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/43767

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