Optimal pain management for radical prostatectomy surgery: what is the evidence?

BMC Anesthesiology

Table 4 Summary of key results from included studies evaluating anesthetic interventions in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy (^a indicates laparoscopic or robotic approach)

Reference	Intervention studied	Pain scores	Supplementary analgesia	Time to first analgesic request
Shir 1994 [37]	RA versus GA	↓ at rest	↓↓	-
Haythornthwaite 1998 [25]	RA versus combined RA/ GA	NS	↓↓	-
Hong 2009 [45]	Combined RA/GA versus GA^a	NS at rest, ↓↓ on coughing	↓↓	-
Salonia 2004 [35]	SA versus GA	↓ at rest	-	-
Salonia 20 06 [36]	SA versus GA	↓↓ at rest	-	-

GA general anesthesia, RA regional anesthesia, SA spinal anesthesia, NS no significant difference between groups
-, not reported
↓, decreased at a minority (50 % or less) of time points measured
↓↓, decreased at more than 50 % of time points measured

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