The morphine sparing effect of diclofenac sodium following caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia.
We have studied the morphine sparing effect of a single 100 mg diclofenac sodium suppository following elective caesarean section performed under spinal anaesthesia. Fifty patients randomly allocated into a placebo or an active group were compared. There was a statistically significant (P < 0.05) reduction in total morphine consumption and in consumption calculated as mg kg h(-1) in the diclofenac group, although pain scores were comparable in the two groups.
Luthman
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Department of Anaesthesia, Northampton General Hospital, Billing Road, Northampton NN1 5BD, UK.
Kay
N H
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White
J B
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