The impact of intravenously administered dexketoprofen trometamol on analgesia and recovery in ambulatory dilatation and curettage procedures: a retrospective analysis

Yalçın, Naime; Şahin, Ayça S.; Sandal, Barış; Derbent, Abdurrahim; Salihoğlu, Ziya

doi:10.1186/s42077-022-00277-4

The impact of intravenously administered dexketoprofen trometamol on analgesia and recovery in ambulatory dilatation and curettage procedures: a retrospective analysis

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10.1186/s42077-022-00277-4

Abstract

Background
Achieving adequate pain control during and after the uterine D/C (dilatation and curettage) procedure is crucial for a good recovery process and early discharge.
Results
Significant differences were determined between the groups regarding the values of Ramsey sedation scores (=0.048). VAS (visual analog scale) mean values of group T were higher compared to the VAS mean values of group D (=0.02). A significant difference was found between group P and group D (=0.016), the mean VAS values of group P were higher than group D.
Conclusions
We found out that preemptive intravenous 25 mg dexketoprofen trometamol administered in the daily D/C procedure provides good quality postoperative analgesia with minimal adverse effects by reducing the need for rescue analgesia, and is more effective in postoperative analgesia than paracetamol and tramadol.

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