Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

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Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

2010, vol. 19, nr 6, November-December, p. 739–743

Publication type: original article

Language: English

The Effectivity of Fentanyl Versus Tramadol as Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia After Cesarean Section

Skuteczność fentanylu i tramadolu jako dożylnego znieczulenia kontrolowanego przez pacjentkę po cięciu cesarskim

Ayten Saracoglu1,, Kemal T. Saracoglu1,, Tumay Umuroglu2,, Abdulkadir But1,

1 Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Central Education and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey

2 Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical School of Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey

Abstract

Background. Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is the most widely used treatment method for post-cesarean section pain.
Objectives. To compare two different opioids with respect to analgesic quality and side effects.
Material and Methods. Sixty patients undergoing elective cesarean surgery were enrolled into two groups. Group F (n = 30) had postoperative IV PCA with fentanyl and Group T (n = 30) had IV PCA with tramadol. Postoperative pain scores, opioid requirements, side effects and patient satisfaction were compared.
Results. The patient demographics were similar in both groups. Group F patients consumed 638.4 ± 179 μg of fentanyl, and Group T patients consumed 559.5 ± 207 mg of tramadol. The number of patients requiring additional opioid was similar in both groups. Patient satisfaction did not differ in the two groups.
Conclusion. Both fentanyl and tramadol provide sufficient postoperative analgesia and patient satisfaction when used in PCA.

Streszczenie

Wprowadzenie. Leczenie bólu kontrolowane przez pacjenta (PCA) jest najczęściej stosowaną metodą leczenia bólu po cesarskim cięciu.
Cel pracy. Porównanie dwóch różnych opioidów w odniesieniu do działania przeciwbólowego i działań niepożądanych.
Materiał i metody. Sześćdziesiąt pacjentek poddanych planowemu cięciu cesarskiemu zakwalifikowano do dwóch grup. W grupie F (n = 30) zastosowano dożylne znieczulenie kontrolowane przez pacjentkę (PCA) fentanylem pooperacyjnie i w grupie T (n = 30) dożylne PCA tramadolem. Porównano ocenę bólu pooperacyjnego, wymagania opioidów, skutki uboczne i zadowolenie pacjentek.
Wyniki. Wskaźniki demograficzne pacjentek były podobne w obu grupach. Grupa F otrzymała 638,4 ± 179 mg fentanylu, a grupa T 559,5 ± 207 mg tramadolu. Liczba pacjentek wymagających dodatkowych opioidów była podobna w obu grupach. Satysfakcja pacjentek nie różniła się w obu grupach.
Wnioski. Zarówno fentanyl, jak i tramadol użyty w PCA daje wystarczające znieczulenie pooperacyjne i zadowolenie matek.

Key words

analgesia, patient-controlled; postoperative pain, cesarean section, fentanyl, tramadol

Słowa kluczowe

znieczulenie kontrolowane przez pacjenta, ból pooperacyjny, cięcie cesarskie, fentanyl, tramadol

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