THE EFFECT OF KETOROLAC AS AN ADJUVANT TO LOCAL-ANESTHETIC INFILTRATION FOR ANALGESIA IN PEDIATRIC UMBILICAL HERNIA SURGERY

Authors
GRAHAM SG WANDLESS JG
Citation
Sg. Graham et Jg. Wandless, THE EFFECT OF KETOROLAC AS AN ADJUVANT TO LOCAL-ANESTHETIC INFILTRATION FOR ANALGESIA IN PEDIATRIC UMBILICAL HERNIA SURGERY, Paediatric anaesthesia, 5(3), 1995, pp. 161-163
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Anesthesiology,Pediatrics
Journal title
Paediatric anaesthesia → ACNP
ISSN journal
11555645
Volume
5
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
161 - 163
Database
ISI
SICI code
1155-5645(1995)5:3<161:TEOKAA>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
After umbilical hernia surgery, and wound infiltration with bupivacain e 0.5%, 17 children were given ketorolac 0.5 mg . kg(-1), with 18 cont rols receiving only the wound infiltration. No child experienced sever e pain, but moderate pain was noted in patients in both groups. Object ive and subjective pain scores were not different statistically at any point up to the morning after surgery.