Background Paracetamol and Pethidine are two prevailing analgesics prescribed for postoperative orthopedic patients, each having different side effects and impacts on fracture healing. The present study was conducted to compare the impacts of Paracetamol and Pethidine on postoperative pain relief of children with bone fractures....

There are a number of methods for inducing analgesia which can be used for minor gynaecological procedures. These differ considerably in efficacy and possible side effects. We have administered pentazocine mixed with diazepam as a hypnotic and analgesic, in 196 patients with relative safety even in potentially hazardous conditions, such as patients with arteriosclerotic heart disease or a full ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Patients frequently experience pain of moderate to severe degree during gynaecologic procedures. This prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial was aimed to investigate the analgesic efficacy of preoperative oral dexketoprofen trometamol, intravenous paracetamol, lidocaine spray, pethidine and diclofenac sodium on fractional curettage procedure. METHODS A total...

It has been suggested since long that peripheral nerves possess opioid receptors and this has tempted clinicians in adding narcotics to local anesthetics to prolong the analgesic effects of these solutions. In this regard, we studied 45 patients undergoing surgical procedures on upper extremities. The patients scheduled for surgery were divided in to three groups, each comprising of 15 patients...

We tested the efficacy of pethidine and cutaneous warming to prevent shivering during percutaneous cooling in unanaesthetized patients. Ten patients scheduled for cranial neurosurgery received pethidine infusion and skin warming. The Setpoint internal heat-exchanging catheter was inserted and cooling to 33.5 degrees C was started. Clonidine and chlorpromazine were given as "rescue medication" t...

Labour is thought to be one of the most intense and painful experiences in a woman's life. Numerous studies using a Visual Analogue Scale invariably demonstrate that 20% of women in labour describe the pain as "unbearable" and 60% describe the pain as "very intense". Since the mid-1980s, continuous epidural analgesia during labour has been considered the gold standard of labour anaesthesia and ...

Purpose: To study the safety and efficacy of intranasal desmopressin and intramuscular tramadol versus pethidine for treatment of renal colic. Materials and Methods: A total of 90 adult patients who presented with renal colic to the emergency wards were recruited in this study. The patients were randomly assigned to receive 100 mg intramuscular tramadol, 40 μg intranasal desmopressin, or 40 μg ...