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Effect Of Diclofenac Suppository On Tramadol Consumption In Posthysterectomy Pain, Aziza Mohammad Hussain, Fauzia A Khan, Lumaan Sheikh
Effect Of Diclofenac Suppository On Tramadol Consumption In Posthysterectomy Pain, Aziza Mohammad Hussain, Fauzia A Khan, Lumaan Sheikh
Department of Anaesthesia
OBJECTIVE: To determine reduction in dose of tramadol and side effects in posthysterectomy patients on addition of diclofenac on rectal suppository.
STUDY DESIGN: Randomized double blinded placebo controlled study.
PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, from August 2004 to January 2006. Methodology: Seventy ASA I and II females, aged 20 and above, who underwent elective abdominal hysterectomy, were included in this study. Patients received identical looking suppository of either 100 mg diclofenac sodium or placebo after induction of anaesthesia and then 12 hourly for 24 hours. General anaesthesia was standardized and tramadol was given …