title: Role of loco-regional anaesthesia in preventing post-operative pain in major abdominal surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Loco-Regional Anaesthesia (LRA) is considered a valid anaesthesiological option in both operative and post-operative time because more safety than General Anaesthesia (GA), reducing perioperative side effects often linked to unsatisfactory analgesia.
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied 72 pts who underwent abdominal surgery, randomized into two group of 36 subjects. Group 1 received GA and Group 2 received LRA, by peridural technique, and in both group the post-operative analgesia was carried out by a 24 hours elastomer. For pain examination a NRS numeric scale was used.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The score of NRS scale was significantly lower in the LRA group than in GA group, thus confirming the LRA safety and effectiveness in reducing pain.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Universitario di Scienze Chirurgiche Anestesiologiche-Rianimatorie e dell'Emergenza, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Silvestro
authors.forename: Concetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dodaro
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cortese
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marsilia
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lallo
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local