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Premedication with controlled release diclofenac sodium reduces post-operative pain after minor gynaecological surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2006

M. J. Bamber ,
I. E. Tweedie ,
C. Breeze  and
N. E. Williams
M. J. Bamber
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Whiston Hospital, Prescot Road, Merseyside L35 5DR, UK
I. E. Tweedie
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Whiston Hospital, Prescot Road, Merseyside L35 5DR, UK
C. Breeze
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Whiston Hospital, Prescot Road, Merseyside L35 5DR, UK
N. E. Williams
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Whiston Hospital, Prescot Road, Merseyside L35 5DR, UK
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Abstract

The effect of a single pre-operative oral dose of controlled release diclofenac sodium on post-operative pain after minor gynaecological surgery was investigated. Fifty-two women took part in a double-blind controlled study. Pain was assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS), a four-point verbal rating score, and the requirement for post-operative analgesia. Those patients who received diclofenac had significantly less post-operative pain than the placebo group up to 2 h after surgery.

Keywords

analgesicsanti-inflammatorydiclofenacanti-inflammatory agentsnon-steroidaldiclofenacpainpost-operativeminor gynaecological surgerydiclofenac
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Original Article
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , July 1997 , pp. 421 - 427
Copyright
1997 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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