title: [Evaluation of buprenorphine hydrochloride suppositories for postoperative pain relief].
abstract: An analgesic is often administered upon the occurrence of pain following surgery. Buprenorphine hydrochloride suppository (0.2 mg) was given immediately postoperatively to patients who had undergone surgery under general anesthesia. Post-operative pain has been observed after 782 +/- 41 minutes (n = 148, mean +/- SE) in the patients with suppository and 127 +/- 18 minutes (n = 57) in the control group (P less than 0.01). Analgesics were given to 68% of the control group within 2 hours, while it was given to 14% of the study group. Further 57% of the latter did not complain of any pain after 20 hours. The pharmacokinetics of buprenorphine was studied in 7 patients. Intrarectal administration of 0.2 mg buprenorphine suppository just after surgery had a sufficient analgesic action and did not induce any adverse reactions of any clinical importance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Gumma Cancer Center Hospital, Ota.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saruki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Johnokoshi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tozawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002047:Buprenorphine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013488:Suppositories
chemical_list: D013488:Suppositories; D002047:Buprenorphine