ABSTRACT
Objective To systematically compare the efficacy of postoperative local incision infiltration and epidural analgesia in the patients undergoing hepatectomy.Methods The Chinese and English databases were searched in November 2017.The clinical trials involving application of local incision infiltration and epidural analgesia in postoperative analgesia in the patients undergoing hepatectomy were included.Results Five studies involving 827 patients were included in this meta-analysis,598 cases received local incision infiltration and 229 cases received epidural analgesia.The results of meta-analysis showed that epidural analgesia provided better efficacy than local incision infiltration during movement at 24 and 48 h after operation.The incidence of adverse reactions was significantly lower in the patients who received local incision infiltration after operation than those who underwent epidural analgesia.The descriptive results indicated that local incision infiltration can shorten the recovery time of intestinal function and length of hospital stay.The results of opioid doses studied in the two groups were inconsistent.Conclusion Epidural analgesia has an advantage over the local incision infiltration in relieving pain during movement,however,local incision infiltration has a lower incidence of adverse reactions in the patients undergoing hepatectomy.