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Pre‐operative oral administration of morphine in day‐case gynaecological laparoscopy
Author(s) -
Rasanayagam R.,
Harrison G.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb15066.x
Subject(s) - medicine , laparoscopy , morphine , administration (probate law) , general surgery , anesthesia , political science , law
Summary The analgesic effect of morphine sulphate 10 mg by mouth given pre‐operatively on pain after gynaecological laparoscopy was studied in a randomised, prospective, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled comparison. Two groups of 56 patients were studied, one group undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy and the other laparoscopic sterilisation. All patients received a standard anaesthetic after premedication with morphine or placebo 1 h before the operation. Morphine premedication did not significantly influence postoperative pain as assessed on a visual analogue scale in either group and postoperative opioid consumption was unaffected. Premedication with morphine Wmg orally does not significantly decrease pain after day‐case gynaecological laparoscopy.