Abstract | AIM: METHODS: A total of 60 patients were randomized to receive either treatment with lornoxicam or to receive a control treatment. The Lornoxicam group received 12 ml of 0.5% epidural bupivacaine and 4 ml 1% lidocaine, along with 2 mg lornoxicam for local infiltration. The control group received 12 ml of 0.5% epidural and 4 mL 1% lidocaine alone for local infiltration. Following the initial preoperative evaluation, a blinded investigator assessed pain intensity at 24, 48 and 72 hours postoperatively using a Verbal Rating Scale (VRS). RESULTS: The overall frequency of low back pain after epidural anesthesia was significantly higher in control-group patients compared to Lornoxicam-group patients during the 3 days studied (26.6% and 6.6%, respectively, P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | B Muslu, B Usta, S Muslu, A Yeşilay, M Gözdemir, H Sert, R Demircioglu |
Journal | Minerva anestesiologica
(Minerva Anestesiol)
Vol. 75
Issue 9
Pg. 494-7
(Sep 2009)
ISSN: 1827-1596 [Electronic] Italy |
PMID | 19461565
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Piroxicam
- lornoxicam
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Topics |
- Adult
- Anesthesia, Epidural
(adverse effects)
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
(administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Double-Blind Method
- Female
- Humans
- Low Back Pain
(drug therapy, etiology)
- Male
- Pain Measurement
- Piroxicam
(administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
- Young Adult
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