In:
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, Medknow, Vol. 13, No. Suppl 1 ( 2021-06), p. S473-S475
Abstract:
Managing postoperative pain following maxillofacial surgery is an important task. Our study aims to compare this with regional anesthesia or IM diclofenac. Materials and Methods: This study included 30 patients who underwent bi-jaw orthognathic surgery between April 2016 and January 2020. Two groups were formed. Group A was administered inferior alveolar nerve block at the surgical site bilaterally using 0.5% ropivacaine and Group B were administered 75 mg intramuscular diclofenac just before extubation. Tramadol HCl 2 mg/kg body wt is used as a rescue analgesic. The pain was evaluated periodically at 2 nd , 4 th , 6 th , and 12 h postoperatively. Results: The mean Visual Analog Scale score was 2 in Group A and 5 in Group B. The mean duration of analgesia was 6 h 42 min, whereas in Group B, it was 8 h and 5 min. In 2 patients (13.3%) belonging to Group A and 3 patients (20%) belonging to Group B. There were no local complications in any group. Conclusion: It was observed that regional anesthesia in the form of intraoral nerve blocks was efficient than diclofenac (75 mg) administered intramuscularly for the management of immediate postoperative pain.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0976-4879
,
0975-7406
DOI:
10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_666_20
Language:
English
Publisher:
Medknow
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2573569-X
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