Alparslan Turan, MDठBACKGROUND: In this study, we evaluated the effect of paracetamol on sensory and motor block onset time, tourniquet pain, and postoperative analgesia, when added to lidocaine in IV regional anesthesia (IVRA). METHODS: Sixty patients undergoing hand surgery were randomly and blindly divided into three groups. All groups received IVRA lidocaine (3 mg/kg) diluted with saline ...

conclusions paracetamol 1 g stat + 3 g/24 h infusion is as effective as ketorolac 30 mg stat + 90 mg/24 h infusion in post-vats pain management, with good tolerability and a low incidence of adverse effects. results there was no significant difference between the k and p groups in pain scores in any of the evaluations. seventeen (48.6 %) and 9 (25.7 %) patients in the k and p groups, respective...

IJMDS ● www.ijmds.org ● January 2015; 4(1) 547 Original Article The efficacy of intravenous Paracetamol versus Tramadol for postoperative analgesia after elective surgery Singh B, Singh I, Singh AP ABSTRACT Background: Pain is an unpleasant sensory or emotional experience usually occurs due to potential tissue damage associated with surgical trauma. Opioids and Non steroidal antiinflammatory dr...

Backgrounds: The objective of the present study was to compare the postoperative analgesic effects of pre-emptive intravenous (IV) paracetamol, lornoxicam and placebo following third molar surgery. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study where 50 patients had both of their identical impacted mandibular third molars impacted. Before the r...

backround: we aimed to evaluate analgesic efficacy, opioid-sparing, and opioid-related adverse effects of intravenous paracetamol and intravenous dexketoprofen trometamol in combination with iv morphine after total abdominal hysterectomy. materials and methods: sixty american society of anesthesiologist physical status classification i-ii patients scheduled for total abdominal hysterectomy were...

BACKGROUND Pain management after cardiac surgery has been based on parenteral long-acting opioids such as morphine. The other alternatives are paracetamol and remifentanil. OBJECTIVES In this prospective, double-blind, randomized study, we compared the efficacy of intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) paracetamol and remifentanil for post cardiac surgery pain relief. MATERIALS A...

AIM To evaluate the effect of metoclopramide on gastric emptying in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery patients with early enteral nutrition and to evaluate the effect of metoclopramide on motility of the gallbladder in these patients. METHODS A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of 40 patients treated at cardiosurgical intensive care unit after CABG surg...

The common adverse effects of traditional nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs on renal function include reductions in renal blood flow, glomerular filtration rate, and sodium and potassium excretion, mainly via inhibition of renal cyclooxygenase. We designed the present study to determine the effects of IV paracetamol or parecoxib on renal function in elderly patients undergoing orthopedic surg...

Postoperative pain management is one of the most challenging jobs in orthopedic surgical population as it comprises of patients from extremes of ages and with multiple comorbidities. Though effective, opioids may contribute to serious adverse effects particularly in old age patients. Intravenous paracetamol is widely used in the postoperative period with the hope that it may reduce opioid consu...