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Rectal Diclofenac Analgesia after Abdominal Hysterectomy
Author(s) -
Scott Roger M.,
Jennings Peter N.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1997.tb02231.x
Subject(s) - diclofenac , medicine , nausea , placebo , vomiting , anesthesia , analgesic , abdominal hysterectomy , visual analogue scale , morphine , hysterectomy , abdominal pain , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Summary: Sixty‐two patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy with or without salpingo‐oophorectomy were randomly allocated to receive either 100 mg rectally of diclofenac (n=31) or a placebo (n=31) at the end of the operation and 12‐hourly for 72 hours postoperatively. The analgesic effect of the diclofenac was measured by a visual analogue scale pain score and morphine usage. Patients receiving diclofenac showed a morphine requirement of <50% of the patients receiving placebo (p<0.0001). There was no statistical evidence of any reduction in the incidence of nausea and vomiting with the use of diclofenac.