COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT DRUG REGIMENS USED IN POST-SURGICAL PAIN MANAGEMENT IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Abstract

Objective: The current pain assessment and treatment does not address every patient’s requirements. To establish the accurate diagnosis and determine the most effective treatment strategy for patients who arrive with pain, a precise and systematic pain evaluation is essential.

Methods: This was a retrospective study. A data collection form was used to collect demographic data, medications, surgery, and anesthesia, The visual analog scale (VAS) score was noted on days 1, 2, and 3 after surgery.

Results: The study was conducted from February 2021 to July 2021 in a tertiary care hospital in Pimpri-Chinchwad which comprised of 282 patients. There was not much difference in the mean age of the patients of either sex undergoing surgeries at the hospital which figured up to 48.22 years of the females and 48.68 years of the male patients. The VAS scores of males and females both were same for day 1 and day 3 post-surgery, while the average VAS scores for day 2 after surgery were 1.28 and 2.27 for females and males, respectively. Approximately 49.64% patients received paracetamol after surgery. About 24.46% of patients received paracetamol and diclofenac in combination, 8.51% of patients received paracetamol, diclofenac, and tramadol in combination.

Conclusions: Many patients continue to endure moderate pain in the post-operative period, despite the fact that there exist recommendations and ways for treating pain after surgical procedures. The use of different analgesics does not appear to make a meaningful difference in post-operative pain control.