Analysis of Analgesic Efficacy of the Non-Opioid Analgesics in Patients Following Abdominal Hysterectomy at a Tertiary Care Centre

ABSTRACT

Background: Women undergoing procedures or surgeriesrelated to infertility experience pain, which is often treated withopioid medication. Hence; the present study was undertakenfor assessing analgesic efficacy of the non- opioid analgesic inpatients following abdominal hysterectomy at a tertiary carecenter.Materials and Methods: A total of 30 patients scheduled toundergo abdominal hysterectomy were enrolled in the presentstudy. All the patients underwent abdominal hysterectomyunder the hands of skilled clinicians. All the patients weredivided broadly into three study groups Group 1 Patients weregiven placebo Group 2 Patients were given metamizol 1 g,and Group 3 Patients were given paracetamol 1 g. The drugswere dissolved in 100 mL normal saline and given via IVinfusion over 15 minutes. Patients in the placebo groupreceived only 100 mL of normal saline. All the postoperativedata in all the patients was recorded. All the results wereanalyzed by SPSS software.Results: In the present study, a total of 30 patients wereanalyzed. Mean age of the patients of the study group 1, 2 and3 was 42.8 years, 40.1 years and 43.8 years respective. MeanBMI of the patients of the study group, 2 and 3 was 27, 25.9and 26.1 Kg/m2respectively. In the present study, whilecomparing the Frequency of Patient controlled analgesia bolusdemands among the four study groups, non-significant resultswere obtained.Conclusion: Both metamizol and paracetamol can be usedwith equal efficacy in patients following abdominalhysterectomy.