Post-craniotomy pain is common and often associated with poor outcomes. Flurbiprofen axetil (FA) is an injectable NSAID for postoperative analgesia, however, the impact of local FA, remains elusive on post-craniotomy pain. As FA is highly lipophilic by merging into emulsified lipid microspheres, it has a high affinity to the surgical incision and inflammatory tissues to achieve targeted drug therapy and prolonged duration of action. On base of the previous report that local NSAIDs achieved therapeutic tissue concentrations despite a plasma concentration of \<5% of that of systemic administration, a low-dose of FA might be considered a preferential option for local infiltration to avoid anti-platelet related side effects, such as intra-cerebral bleeding. In this study, the investigators attempt to evaluate the clinical effects of pre-emptive scalp infiltration with low-dose FA and ropivacaine for postoperative analgesia after craniotomy.
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The cumulative sufentanil consumption (μg) in PCIA device within 48 hours after craniotomy.
Timeframe: within 48 hours after craniotomy