Preemptive analgesia for hemorrhoidectomy: study protocol for a prospective, randomized, double-blind trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hemorrhoidectomy is associated with intense postoperative pain that requires multimodal analgesia. It includes nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen, and local anesthetics to reach adequate pain control. There are data in literature preemptive analgesia could decrease postoperative pain after hemorrhoidectomy. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of preemptive analgesia with ketoprofen 100 mg 2 h before procedure per os with spinal anesthesia to decrease postoperative pain according to visual analog scale and to reduce the opioids and other analgesics consumption.

Methods

Patients of our clinic who meet the following inclusion criteria are included: hemorrhoids grade III-IV and the planned Milligan-Morgan hemorrhoidectomy. After s

SUBMITTER: Kazachenko E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9235219 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature