Intravenous Ketoprofen in Postoperative Pain Treatment after Major Abdominal Surgery
- 23 March 2005
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in World Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 29 (4), 446-449
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-004-7612-0
Abstract
In recent years considerable attention has been paid to the treatment of postoperative pain, with regard to the favorable effect of adequate analgesia on patient outcome. Multimodal analgesia (e.g., opioids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs] or local anesthetics) is recommended for effective postoperative pain relief. There are few data on the use of NSAIDs in postoperative pain treatment after abdominal surgery. We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to assess the analgesic efficacy and safety of ketoprofen after major abdominal surgery. One and nine hours postoperatively patients received 100 mg of ketoprofen i.v. (n = 21) or placebo (n = 22) in addition to a pain-treatment protocol consisting of continuous infusion of tramadol 200 mg and metamizol 5 g over 24 hours with additional 25 mg i.v. tramadol in case of inadequate analgesia. Pain was assessed by numeric rating scale at rest and at deep breath 3, 6, 12, and 24 hours postoperatively and the total dose of tramadol used in the first 24 hours was recorded. Patients in the ketoprofen group had significantly lower pain scores both at rest and at deep breath, at 3 (p < 0.01), 6, and 12 hours (p < 0.05) postoperatively. The 24-hour use of tramadol was significantly lower in the ketoprofen group (p < 0.01), with less nausea and vomiting. There were no bleeding complications or other adverse events related to ketoprofen therapy. The study showed the value of short-term use of ketoprofen to improve the quality of analgesia after major abdominal surgery without significant adverse effects.Keywords
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