Nalbufina. Comparación de dos regímenes terapéuticos para el control del dolor postoperatorio. / [Nalbuphine. Comparison of 2 therapeutic regimens for the control of postoperative pain]

ABSTRACT

The therapeutical efficiency and the undesirable effects of Nalbuphine administered to control postoperative pain were compared. Two groups of patients were studied one group received 10 mg endovenously every 4 h during the first 12 h of the postoperative phase and every 6 h during the following 12 h while the other group received 20 mg with the same intervals. The following variants were evaluated pain, systolic arterial tension, cardiac frequency, respiratory frequency and undesirable effects. After statistical analysis, a similarity in both groups was confirmed for pain, systolic arterial tension, cardiac frequency, while a significant difference was found in two of the undesirable effects sedation and sweating. In conclusion, the 10 mg dose is as effective as that of 20 mg to control pain and has less unwanted effects.