Abstract: Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of intravenous paracetamol for postoperative analgesia after esophageal ESD before the end of the operation. Methods Seventy-eight patients who underwent esophageal ESD under tracheal intubation with combined intravenous and inhalation general anesthesia were included in this study, conducted on an elective basis at Liaocheng People's Hospital between February and May 2023. The patients were randomly divided into two groups: the paracetamol group (group P, n=38) and the control group (group C, n=40). The paracetamol group was administered an intravenous injection of 500 mg of paracetamol 20 minutes before the end of the operation, while the control group received saline.The VAS pain scores at activity and rest were recorded immediately after leaving PACU,2,6 and 24 hours after surgery.Additionally,remedial analgesic drug usage, 24-hour postoperative blood leukocyte counts and variations, postoperative fever after 24 hours, incidence of post-operative nausea, vomiting, and dizziness, as well as the incidence of postoperative haemorrhage and perforation were noted. Results Compared with group C,group P had lower VAS scores for activity immediately after leaving PACU(difference:-0.53,95%CI:-0.87~-0.19,P=0.003), at 2 hours after surgery(difference:-0.61,95%CI:-1.07~-0.15,P=0.010) and 6 hours after surgery(difference:-1.27,95%CI:-1.86~-0.68,P0.001).Additionally, resting VAS scores were lower for Group P immediately after leaving the PACU(difference:-0.62,95%CI:-0.96~-0.28,P0.001) and at 2 hours after surgery(difference:-0.75,95%CI:-1.16~-0.33,P0.001) and 6 hours after surgery(difference:-1.01,95%CI:-1.52~-0.50,P0.001) . However, no significant difference was found between the VAS scores during the VAS pain scores at activity and rest at 24 hours after surgery, and the within-group analysis showed higher VAS scores at 2 hours and 6 hours after surgery. The frequency of remedial analgesic drug usage tended to decrease in patients in the acetaminophen group, but the difference was not statistically significant[ 5(13.16)vs 11(27.50),P=0.072 ].There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of 24-hour postoperative blood leukocyte counts and variations, postoperative fever after 24 hours, incidence of post-operative nausea, vomiting, and dizziness, and none of them suffered from postoperative haemorrhage or perforation. Conclusion Intravenous paracetamol administered before the end of the operation is effective in relieving postoperative pain in esophageal ESD.Additionally, it does not increase the incidence of adverse reactions such as postoperative nausea, vomiting, dizziness, haemorrhage and perforation.
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