Table 1 Criteria for home based intravenous analgesia following major ambulatory surgery
Criteria for home-based continuous intravenous analgesia (HBCIA) after ambulatory surgery at our centre |
− Type of surgeries eligible for home based iv analgesia − Shoulder surgeries: acromioplasty and other shoulder arthroscopic procedures − Upper limbs surgeries: arthroplasty, rhizarthrosis surgery, osteotomy, osteosynthesis − Lower limb surgeries: knee ligamentoplasty, hallux valgus surgery, foot osteotomy, foot arthroplasty − Proctologic surgery − Any surgery anticipated to induce moderate or intense pain. |
Patients not candidates for invasive home analgesia |
− Patients with cognitive dysfunction − History of drug abuse or psychiatric disease − Patients without family support at home − Patients with known drug allergies − Patients that live within a distance from the hospital considered too far that would make the visit of the nurses not feasible |