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Comparison Of Perioperative Analgesia Between Intravenous Paracetamol And Fentanyl For Rigid Hysteroscopy: A Randomised Control Trial, Dileep Kumar, Kamal Kumar, Mohammad Hamid
Comparison Of Perioperative Analgesia Between Intravenous Paracetamol And Fentanyl For Rigid Hysteroscopy: A Randomised Control Trial, Dileep Kumar, Kamal Kumar, Mohammad Hamid
Department of Anaesthesia
Objective: To compare efficacy of intravenous paracetamol and fentanyl for intra-operative and post-operative analgesia in patients undergoing rigid hysteroscopy.
Method: The prospective randomised control trial was conducted at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from October 2016 to June 2017, and comprised patients aged 18-65 years with American Society of Anesthesiologists grade I or II undergoing hysteroscopy who were randomised into paracetamol group P and fentanyl group F. Anaesthesia induction technique was standardised and analgesia in group P was paracetamol 15mg/Kg administered 15-30 minutes pre-surgery, and in group F, it was fentanyl 2mcg/kg administered at induction of anaesthesia. Intra-operative pain was …