Aǧrı : Ağrı (Algoloji) Derneği'nin Yayın organıdır = The journal of the Turkish Society of Algology
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Comparative Study
[Comparing efficiencies of diclofenac sodium and paracetamol in patients with primary dysmenorrhea pain by using Visual Analog Scale].
The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency of diclofenac sodium to paracetamol using a visual analog scale in the patients presenting to the emergency room with primary dysmenorrhea. ⋯ We can suggest that paracetamol is more efficient than diclofenac sodium in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
[The effects of pregabaline on postoperative pain and opioid consumption used perioperatively in patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy].
In this study, effects of pregabaline on postoperative pain and opioid consumption used perioperatively in patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy(MRM) were investigated. ⋯ In our study, we showed that pregabalin administered perioperatively increased postoperative analgesic efficacy in MRM operations without making significant side effect, but did not change opioid consumption. We think that further studies about this topic must be held with different dose and patient groups.
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Combined nerve blocks of the upper extremity and lower limb in same operation rarely performed due to the risk of systemic toxicity of local anesthetics. Therefore, general anesthesia is generally preferred in this operations. ⋯ The block was successful and no block-related complications were noted. We think that combining an ultrasound guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block and a lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block is a clinically useful and safe technique and an alternative anesthetic method for procedures requiring skin grafts for the upper extremity.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Comparison of spring-loaded, loss of resistance and hanging drop techniques in lumbar epidural blocks.
The spring-loaded syringe is a loss of resistance syringe that provide a more objective sign that the epidural space has been entered compared with the traditional techniques. The aim of this study was to compare the time required to locate the epidural space and the backache incidence with the spring-loaded (SL), loss of resistance (LOR) and the hanging drop (HD) techniques for epidural blocks in patients undergoing transurethral resection procedure. ⋯ The use of SL syringe was found to have a shorter time period to locate the epidural space when compared with the LOR syringe and hanging drop technique.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Intraperitoneal ropivacaine or ropivacaine plus meperidine for laparoscopic gynecological procedures.
Postoperative pain after laparoscopic surgery is less intense than after laparotomy and patients may benefit from an intraperitoneal injection of local anesthetic and opioids. We aimed to compare intraperitoneal 0.75% ropivacaine with 0.75% ropivacaine plus meperidine for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing gynecologic laparoscopy. ⋯ The intraperitoneal infiltration of 0.75% ropivacaine plus meperidine reduced pain scores and analgesic requirement during the first one hour after gynecologic laparoscopy compared with the intraperitoneal infiltration of ropivacaine or saline.