Comparison of analgesic efficacy of oxycodone and fentanyl after total hip replacement surgery: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Total hip replacement (THR) is often accompanied by severe postoperative pain. We aimed to study whether oxycodone can be an effective alternative for fentanyl in the management of early postoperative pain after total hip replacement.

Methods

We conducted a randomized controlled trial on 46 patients scheduled to undergo THR. We followed a standard general anesthetic technique, with endotracheal intubation. Twenty minutes before the end of surgery, single bolus injection of fentanyl, 50 μg (fentanyl group [group F], n = 23) or oxycodone, 4 mg (oxycodone group [group O], n = 23) was administered intravenously. Numeric rating scale (NRS) was used to assess pain in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). All patients had intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) wi

SUBMITTER: Kim MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6310533 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature