The investigators conducted a prospective, randomized, double blind study to compare the effectiveness of intravenous paracetamol and dexketoprofen for preventing pain during first 24 hours postoperative period in adult patient undergoing septoplasty.
Postoperative pain scores as measured by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) (0 represented no pain and 10 the worst pain ever experienced) at 15, 30, 60 minutes and 2th, 4th, 6th, 12th and 24th hours postoperatively.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
2
After anesthetic induction, the first I.V bolus injections of 1 gr paracetamol (total amount of 100 ml) were given during 15 minutes and then repeated every 6 h until 24 h postoperative period.
After anesthetic induction, the first I.V bolus injections of 50 mg Dexketoprofen (premixed with 0.9 % sodium chloride to total amount of 100 ml) were given during 15 minutes and then repeated every 8 h until 24 h postoperative period.
Change from pain scores until postoperative 24 hours
Pain scores as measured by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at 15 and 30 minutes, 1h, 2h, 4h, 6h, 12h, and 24 h after surgery
Time frame: Pain scores recorded during postoperative 24 hours.
Cumulative tramadol consumption during postoperative 24 hours.
Cumulative tramadol consumption was recorded during postoperative 24 hours.
Time frame: First postoperative 24 hours
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