Study to Determine the Definite Percentage of the Different Analgesic Drugs and Analgesic Techniques Used At the Postoperative Ward for Pain Management in Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital, Mitford, Dhaka

ABSTRACT

Background: The rationale of determining the percentage ofanalgesics used in postoperative period is to determine the realutilization of opioid sparing effect of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and the concept of multimodal analgesia.Objectives: To determine the cost of opioids consumptionbecause the opioids are expensive.Methods: Total 541 patients were selected to find out thetypes of analgesics are being used in the postoperative eperiod irrespective of the types of operation and anaesthesia,premedication by analgesics and intraoperative analgesicsused or not. Patients were divided into several age groups.Results: In the existing prospective cross sectional study it isviewed that combination of intramuscular injection of pethidineand nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (either in suppositoryform or intravenous or intramuscular route) have the highestpercentage in postoperative pain relief.