Articles: opioid-analgesics.
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Anesteziol Reanimatol · Mar 1995
Comparative Study[Acupuncture analgesia and analgesic transcutaneous electroneurostimulation in the early postoperative period].
Efficacies of two methods of nondrug analgesia: acupuncture (1000 cases) and antipain transcutaneous electroneurostimulation (91 cases), as well as of narcotic analgesics omnopon and promedol (229 cases) were compared in the immediate and early postoperative period. In 229 cases acupuncture was used for the treatment of other functional complications of the postoperative period. ⋯ Acupuncture, though less effective than narcotic analgesics, helped arrest or noticeably alleviate the severity of such postoperative complications as reflex retention of the urine, impairment of hte drainage function of the bronchi, intestinal paresis, bronchial asthma, vomiting, nausea, pain or itching in the stoma, chill, hyperthermia in 43 to 81% of cases. The authors come to a conclusion on the desirability of an integrative approach (combined use of drugs and nondrug methods of analgesia) in the management of postoperative pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Intra-articular morphine and bupivacaine for pain relief after therapeutic arthroscopic knee surgery.
This randomised, double-blind study compared the analgesic properties of intra-articular injection of morphine and bupivacaine during therapeutic arthroscopic knee surgery. Forty male patients were randomly divided into 4 groups of 10 patients each. Group A received intra-articular injection of 1 mg morphine sulphate in 20 ml saline, Group B received 20 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine while Group C received 1 mg morphine sulphate in 20 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine injected intra-articularly. ⋯ At 4 hours, it showed similar analgesic efficacy as morphine. There was no significant analgesic effect at the end of the study period. The combination of the two drugs resulted in satisfactory analgesia throughout the entire study period (p < 0.001 at 1, 2 and 24 hours and p < 0.05 at 4 hours) and appeared to be a simple, safe and effective analgesic technique for patients who underwent therapeutic arthroscopic knee surgery.
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Z Arztl Fortbild (Jena) · Feb 1995
Review[Rational therapy of chronic pain conductions by the family physician].
Despite numerous efforts to establish an adequate pain treatment, many patients still do not receive a proper pain therapy. This is unfortunate as it is estimated that between 5 and 7.6 Mi. people are suffering from chronic pain in Germany. This paper is demonstrating an adequate pain management for different diseases including an interdisciplinary approach. Further, we hope to reduce the fear of many physicians for the administration of opioid analgetics to realize a proper pain treatment where indicated.