The effect of lidocaine intraoperative infusion on quality of postoperative sleep in patients undergoing thyroidectomy: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of thyroid nodules has increased significantly in recent years, and surgical removal is a common treatment. Postoperative sleep disturbance is still a serious problem in the current surgical environment. In this study, we explored whether intraoperative lidocaine infusion could improve the quality of sleep over 7 days and 30 days after surgery and postoperative recovery for patients undergoing thyroid surgery.

Methods

Seventy patients who underwent thyroid surgery from October 2020 to June 2021 were randomly assigned to the lidocaine or the normal saline group, 35 cases in each group. Patients enrolled in this study were randomized to receive either system lidocaine (a bolus of 1.5 mg·kg^- 1, followed by an infusion of 2 mg·kg^- 1

SUBMITTER: Shao C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10169303 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature