Intrapleural Injection of Bupivacaine for Control of Postoperative Pain

[摘要] Introduction: Post operative pain is an unpleasant experience following various stimuli resulting in aresponse by the body. This process causes physiological disturbances in all of the systems of the body.Methods and Materials: In this clinical trial , 60 upper abdominal surgery patients were selected postoperatively and divided into two groups of 30 patients each. In one group, bupivacaine intrapleural injectionand in the other group, opioid injections were administered in the recovery room. Pain intensity with visualanalogous scale was measured 6 hours after the operation.Results: There was no difference in VAS according to patient's age, sex, and type of operation, but in theBupivacaine injected group, VAS score was significantly lower.Conclusion: Intrapleural injection of bupivacaine is more useful and reliable than opioids for controllingpost operative pain.

[学科分类] 药学、药理学、毒理学（综合）

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