• Anaesthesia · Jun 2001

    Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial

    Analgesic efficacy and safety of nefopam vs. propacetamol following hepatic resection.

    • O Mimoz, P Incagnoli, C Josse, M C Gillon, L Kuhlman, A Mirand, H Soilleux, and D Fletcher.
    • Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Paul Brousse Hospital, Villejuif, France. o.mimoz@chu-poitiers.fr
    • Anaesthesia. 2001 Jun 1;56(6):520-5.

    AbstractIn order to compare the morphine-sparing effect, analgesic efficacy and tolerance of nefopam and propacetamol given at their highest recommended doses, 120 patients undergoing elective hepatic resection were randomly assigned to receive postoperative intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with morphine alone, or in combination with nefopam (20 mg.4 h-1) or propacetamol (2 g.6 h-1). Compared with the control group (43 [7-92] mg), median [range] cumulative morphine consumption for 24 h after the study started was halved in the nefopam group (21 [3-78] mg, p <0.001) and 20% lower in the propacetamol group (35 [6-84] mg, p = 0.15). Analgesia was superior in the nefopam group despite the lower morphine consumption. Adverse effects were comparable in the three groups, except for significantly more nausea in the control group (39% vs. 17 and 26% in the nefopam and propacetamol groups, respectively) and more sweating in the nefopam group (17% vs. 0 and 3% in the control and propacetamol groups, respectively). Overall patient satisfaction was better (p < 0.001) in patients given nefopam (97%) than those receiving morphine alone (82%) or propacetamol (74%).

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