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A comparison of the effect of intramuscular diclofenac, ketorolac or piroxicam on post-operative pain following laparoscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2006

J. J. O'Hanlon
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Lagan Valley Hospital, Hillsborough Road, Lisburn, Department of Anaesthetics, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast, Department of Anaesthesia, Lagan Valley Hospital, Hillsborough Road, Lisburn and Queens University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
H. Beers
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Lagan Valley Hospital, Hillsborough Road, Lisburn, Department of Anaesthetics, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast, Department of Anaesthesia, Lagan Valley Hospital, Hillsborough Road, Lisburn and Queens University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
B. K. D. Huss
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Lagan Valley Hospital, Hillsborough Road, Lisburn, Department of Anaesthetics, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast, Department of Anaesthesia, Lagan Valley Hospital, Hillsborough Road, Lisburn and Queens University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
K. R. Milligan
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Lagan Valley Hospital, Hillsborough Road, Lisburn, Department of Anaesthetics, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast, Department of Anaesthesia, Lagan Valley Hospital, Hillsborough Road, Lisburn and Queens University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Abstract

Sixty patients presenting for in-patient gynaecological laparoscopic surgery were randomly allocated to receive either diclofenac 75 mg (n = 20), ketorolac 30 mg (n = 20) or piroxicam 20 mg (n = 20) as an intramuscular (i.m.) injection immediately after induction of anaesthesia. Post-operative Visual Analogue Scores at rest, over the first 24 h after surgery, using a 10 cm scale, ranged from 3.2–0.5 in the diclofenac group, 2.7–0.85 in the ketorolac group and 2.8–0.5 in the piroxicam group. The scores did not differ significantly between the three groups (P > 0.05). Mean time (SD) to first analgesia was 27 (94) min in the piroxicam group, 16 (30) min in the diclofenac group and 62 (120) min in the piroxicam group. Six out of 20 patients in the diclofenac group required further analgesia compared with nine out of 20 in the other two drug groups, this was not significant. There were no reports of increased bleeding, bronchoconstriction, bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract, renal impairment or pain from the intramuscular (i.m.) injection site in any of the groups. The administration of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug to patients presenting for laparoscopic surgery reduces post-operative pain and analgesic requirements, and piroxicam 20 mg provides a suitable alternative to 75 mg diclofenac and 20 mg ketorolac.

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1996 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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