• S Adamek, O Matouskova, P Pafko, O Slanar, and F Perlik.
• Third Department of Surgery of the First Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Motol, Praha, Czech Republic.
• Bratisl Med J. 2010 Jan 1;111(11):616-8.

ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to compare the effects of diclofenac and piritramide in acute postoperative pain after hernioplasty.BackgroundIn the treatment of moderate acute postoperative pain, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids play the major role. The data on safety and effect of analgesia based on opioid and non-opioid drugs are still a controversial topic.MethodsWe compared the first-line treatment effects of diclofenac and piritramide in 105 patients after hernioplasty in a retrospective manner. The subsequent therapy combined piritramide with diclofenac. We evaluated the intensity of pain and its relief using a visual analogue scale (VAS). We also evaluated the necessity of application of other analgesics.ResultsOne hour after the application of the first analgesic dose, we observed complete pain relief in 39.5% of patients treated with piritramide and in 19.4% of patients treated with diclofenac (chi2=5.17; p=0.02). After the use of piritramide, the pain relief (3.84 +/- 1.27 mm) was significantly higher than after diclofenac (3.34 +/- 0.77 mm). Another injection was needed in 76% and 54% of patients subjected to first-line treatment based on diclofenac and piritramide, respectively.ConclusionWe observed that the first-line analgesic treatment based on piritramide was more effective when compared to that based on diclofenac (Tab. 3, Ref. 3). Full Text in free PDF www.bmj.sk.

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