The Effect of Opioid-Free Anesthesia on the Quality of Recovery After Gynecological Laparoscopy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

Hoon Choi, Jae Yen Song, Eun Jee Oh, Min Suk Chae, Sanghyuck Yu, Young Eun Moon, Hoon Choi, Jae Yen Song, Eun Jee Oh, Min Suk Chae, Sanghyuck Yu, Young Eun Moon

Abstract

Purpose: Opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) is an emerging technique that eliminates intraoperative use of opioids and is associated with lower postoperative opioid consumption and reduced adverse postoperative events. The present study investigated the effect of OFA on the quality of recovery in patients undergoing gynecological laparoscopy.

Patients and methods: Seventy-five adult patients undergoing elective gynecological laparoscopy were randomly assigned to the OFA group with dexmedetomidine and lidocaine or the remifentanil-based anesthesia (RA) group with remifentanil. Patients, surgeons, and medical staff members providing postoperative care and assessing outcomes were blinded to group allocation. The anesthesiologist performing general anesthesia could not be blinded due to the different drug administration protocols by groups. The primary outcome was the quality of recovery measured using the Quality of Recovery-40 (QoR-40) questionnaire. Secondary outcomes were postoperative pain score, intraoperative and postoperative adverse events, and stress hormones levels.

Results: The patients in both groups had comparable baseline characteristics. The QoR-40 score on postoperative day 1 was significantly higher in the OFA group than in the RA group (155.9 ± 21.2 in the RA group vs 166.9 ± 17.8 in the OFA group; mean difference: -11.0, 95% confidence interval: -20.0, -2.0; p = 0.018). The visual analog scale score at 30 min after surgery was significantly lower in the OFA group than in the RA group (6.3 ± 2.3 in the RA group vs 4.1 ± 2.1 in the OFA group; p < 0.001). The incidences of nausea and shivering in the post-anesthetic care unit were also significantly lower in the OFA group (p = 0.014 and 0.025; respectively). Epinephrine levels were significantly lower in the OFA group (p = 0.002).

Conclusion: OFA significantly improved the quality of recovery in patients undergoing gynecological laparoscopy.

Keywords: gynecology; laparoscopy; opioid-free anesthesia; opioids; quality of recovery.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

© 2022 Choi et al.

Figures

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Consolidated standards of reporting trials (CONSORT) flowchart of the study.
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Intraoperative hemodynamic data, anesthetic depth, and nociception severity.
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Stress hormones. *Indicates p < 0.05.

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