Effect of administration of ketorolac and local anaesthetic infiltration for pain relief after laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy

J. H. Kim, Y. S. Lee, H. W. Shin, M. S. Chang, Y. C. Park, W. Y. Kim

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Abstract

The efficacy of local anaesthetic infiltration and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for post-operative analgesia following laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) was investigated in 83 patients, randomized into four groups in this double-blind, placebo-controlled study: group BK, local infiltration with bupivacaine and pre-incisional intra-muscular (IM) ketorolac; group NN, saline local infiltration IM; group BN, local infiltration with bupivacaine and saline IM; group NK, local infiltration with saline and ketorolac IM. Post-operative pain scores were assessed at 1 h, 3 h, 6 h, 12 h and 24 h using a visual analogue scale (VAS). The major pain site, first analgesic request time and incidence of analgesic requests were also recorded. At 1 h, 3 h and 6 h after surgery, group BK patients had significantly lower VAS pain scores than group NN patients. The first analgesic request time was significantly longer in group BK than in groups NN, BN and NK. Pre-incisional treatment with ketorolac IM and local infiltration with bupivacaine reduced post-operative pain after LAVH.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)372-378
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of International Medical Research
Volume33
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bupivacaine
  • Ketorolac
  • Laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy
  • Post-operative pain

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Biochemistry, medical
  • Cell Biology

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