TREATMENT OF POSTOPERATIVE PAIN WITH DICLOFENAC IN UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY

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1 January 1992

journal article
clinical trial
Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia

Vol. 68 (1) , 76-80
https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/68.1.76

Abstract

Diclofenac sodium suppositories 150–200 mg day⁻¹ were compared with placebo in a double-blind study during the first 3 days after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in 40 patients with habitual snoring or obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. Consumption of rescue analgesics (paracetamol suppositories) and pain assessed by a visual analogue scale were significantly less in the diclofenac group. Bleeding time (modified Ivy's test) and reported side effects did not differ between the two groups.

Keywords

ANALGESICS: NON-STEROIDAL
DICLOFENAC
PAIN:POSTOPERATIVE
SURGERY: UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY

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