ArticlePain research and treatment2019
Cryotherapy Reduced Postoperative Pain in Gynecologic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Article in Pain research and treatment, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04986397 (Cold Therapy For Pain Control Among Pediatric Appendectomy Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Cold Therapy For Pain Control Among Pediatric Appendectomy Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of gum chewing and cold therapy on postoperative cesarean women's self-assessed pain levels and narcotics use: a comparative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Trial
- A Holistic Approach to Postendodontic Pain Management: A Narrative Review.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2024Review
- Network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing the effectiveness of different treatments in reducing amniocentesis-associated pain and anxiety.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Frailty: the perioperative and anesthesia challenges of an emerging pandemic.Journal of anesthesia · 2023Review
- Consensus Statement for the Prescription of Pain Medication at Discharge after Elective Adult Surgery.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the effectiveness of cryotherapy for reducing postoperative pain in patients who underwent exploratory laparotomy for gynecologic surgery. MATERIALS AND
methodsPatients who had indication for an exploratory laparotomy gynecologic procedure were selected by attending physicians to undergo abdominal surgery via low transverse skin incision. The participants were randomized into study and control groups with simple random sampling methods. Cold packs were applied at two hours after operation for 6 hours. The visual analog scale (VAS) score was recorded at two, 6, and 12 hours after operation.
resultOne hundred cases were recruited and then divided into study and control groups equally. The mean age of both groups was 43 years. There was no difference in demographics data of both groups. Half of the participants in both groups underwent hysterectomies. At two hours after surgery, both groups had similar VAS scores. The study group had a lower VAS score at 6 and 12 hours after surgery than the control group with statistical difference. Morphine consumption within 24 hours after surgery in both the study and control groups was 2.8±3.4 and 3.0±4.4 mg, respectively, with no statistical difference. However the registration time of the first morphine requirement in the study group was statistically more prolonged than that of the control group. The lengths of hospital stay in both groups were similar. There was no complication reported in this study.
conclusionCryotherapy can reduce postoperative pain. In this presented study the patients who underwent gynecologic surgery had improved pain relief and prolonged time for the first dose of the analgesic drug.
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