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ArticleAnesthesiology and pain medicine2019

The Effect of Nitroglycerine Infusion on Postoperative Pain in Lower Limb Surgery: A Clinical Double-Blind Study.

Poupak Rahimzadeh, Seyed Hamid Reza Faiz, Farnad Imani, Atoosa Soltani, Pooya Derakhshan

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Article in Anesthesiology and pain medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Poupak RahimzadehPain Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Hamid Reza FaizPain Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farnad ImaniPain Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Atoosa SoltaniPain Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Pooya DerakhshanPain Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

backgroundAcute postoperative pain causes severe discomfort in patients accompanied by hemodynamic and metabolic instability.

objectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of nitroglycerin addition on the infusion of intravenous analgesia pump in patients with lower limb orthopedic surgery.

methodsThis study was a double-blind clinical trial conducted on 75 patients with lower limb fracture. Patients were randomly assigned to receive three regimens for postoperative pain control via intravenous analgesia pump, including group A (fentanyl 10mc/kg + 10 mL distilled water), B (fentanyl 10 mc/kg + nitroglycerin 500 mc), and C (fentanyl 10 mc/kg + nitroglycerin 1000 mc). The patients at the beginning of recovery and prior to putting the pain pump at the time of 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48 hours, were assessed with visual analogue scale (VAS) to measure pain and Ramsay scale to measure sedation.

resultsThe results showed that weight, height, and gender distribution were not significantly different in the three groups. The HR, MAP, and VAS mean scores showed a significant difference for intragroup and intergroup differences in the three groups at many times.

conclusionsLow dose nitroglycerine, as an adjuvant drug, can be added to intravenous patient-controlled analgesia pump in patients undergoing surgery for better analgesic purposes in patients without underlining disease.

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FentanylIntravenous AnalgesiaNitroglycerineOrthopedic SurgeryPain

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