Wound Infiltration With Sodium Diclofenac vs Bupivacaine for Postoperative Pain Following Appendectomy
Wound Infiltration With Sodium Diclofenac vs Bupivacaine for Postoperative Pain Following Appendectomy
The infiltration of the surgical wound is an effective strategy for postoperative analgesia.
 Nonsteroidal antiinflammatories are useful in this way.

 Objective: To compare the analgesic effectiveness of diclofenac sodium, bupivacaine or
 bupivacaine plus diclofenac sodium infiltrating wound appendectomies.

 Method: Comparative, double blind, American Society Anesthesiologist classification
 I-II,18-65años. Group 1 (Bupivacaine n = 14), Group 2 (Diclofenac Sodium n = 14), Group 3
 (Bupivacaine + Diclofenac Sodium n = 15). Pain at rest and dynamic, rescue analgesic
 consumption in Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) and 24 hours after surgery were evaluated.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  American Society Anesthesiologist I- II

 -  aged 18 and 65

 -  both sexes

 -  patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis operated under general anesthesia

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients known to any allergy of the drugs used in the study

 -  Different incision approach Mc Burney

 -  Some intraoperative surgical complications

 -  Pregnant patients