title: [Comparison of propacetamol and morphine in postoperative analgesia].
abstract: To compare the analgesic efficacy and tolerance of propacetamol and morphine, 80 patients in good clinical condition were included in a prospective, parallel, randomized double blind trial after elective surgery expected to elicit light to moderate postoperative pain. At the end of general anesthesia, 40 patients received 30 mg/kg propacetamol and 40 0.2 mg/kg morphine, as a 15-min intravenous infusion. The groups were similar for age, weight and duration of anesthesia. Supplemental analgesia had to be given in 7 cases from the propacetamol group vs. 2 cases from the morphine group. The postoperative pain, evaluated 7 times during 4 h from the end of infusion with a visual analog scale, revealed a modest advantage for morphine at 0.5 and 4 h (p = 0.05). The respiratory rate was slightly lower after morphine (p = 0.02). No significant differences were observed in blood oxygen saturation, blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature and vigilance evaluated by the trailmaking test. Nausea was present in 4 cases under propacetamol and 3 under morphine, and pruritus in 2 and 7 cases, respectively. In conclusion, propacetamol may represent an alternative to morphine for pain prevention after mildly to moderately painful surgery in situations where the use of opioids is unsuitable.
authors.affiliation: Service d'anesthésie, Hôpital Daler, Fribourg.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Vuilleumier
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Buclin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biollaz
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009020:Morphine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011355:Prodrugs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D011355:Prodrugs; D000082:Acetaminophen; C063776:propacetamol; D009020:Morphine
vernacular_title: Comparaison du propacétamol et de la morphine dans l'analgésie postopératoire.