We conducted a prospective, randomized double-blind study to compare the effectiveness of intravenous paracetamol and dipyrone for preventing pain during early postoperative period in school-age children undergoing lower abdominal surgery with spinal anesthesia.
The intensity of postoperative pain was assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS) (0 represented no pain and 10 the worst pain ever experienced) at 15, 30, 60th minutes, and 2nd, 4th, 6th hours postoperatively.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
2
15 mg/kg IV (premixed with 0.9% sodium chloride to a total of 50 ml), preoperative single dose
15 mg/kg IV (premixed with 0.9% sodium chloride to a total of 50 ml), preoperative single dose
Change from pain intensity until postoperative 6 hours
The intensity of postoperative pain was assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS) (0 represented no pain and 10 the worst pain ever experienced) at 15, 30, 60th minutes, and 2nd, 4th, 6th hours postoperatively.
Time frame: Pain intensity recorded until postoperative 6 hours
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