Open AccessNovel Strategy for the Control of Postoperative Pain
Author(s) -
Yoshinori Araki,
Masaki Kaibori,
Shinji Matsumura,
AHon Kwon,
Seiji Ito
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0b013e31824b26a2
Subject(s) - ketoprofen , medicine , analgesic , anesthesia , gelatin , analgesic agents , nonsteroidal , surgery , pharmacology , biochemistry , chemistry
The administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is the most common nonopioid analgesic currently used for postoperative pain management. We tested the sustained analgesic effect of ketoprofen emanating from a biodegradable gelatin hydrogel in a rat model of postoperative pain.