Comparison of single dose transdermal patches of diclofenac and ketoprofen for postoperative analgesia in lower limb orthopaedic surgery

2016-02-27T02-38-39Z
Source: International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Reetu Verma, Sanjiv Kumar, Ankur Goyal, Ajay Chaudhary.
Background: Transdermal patch is a very simple and painless method for providing postoperative analgesia. The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy and safety of transdermal patch of ketoprofen in comparison to diclofenac patch for postoperative analgesia. It is a randomized single blind study. Methods: Sixty patients were randomly allocated to receive either ketoprofen or diclofenac patch at the end of surgery under spinal anaesthesia. Statistical analyses used, data were analyzed using statistical package for social sciences version 15.0. Results: In diclofenac group the post-operative VAS was 2.4±0.72 and in ketoprofen group, post-operative VAS was 1.4±0.3 which was significantly low when compared to group D (p


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