Abstract
Objective: Comparison of post-operative pain between nalbuphine and tramadol in total intravenous anesthesia for dilation and evacuation. Methodology: This randomized controlled trial was conducted at Fatima Memorial Medical and Dental College and Hospital, Lahore during June 2019 to September 2020. We randomly enrolled in Two Groups-A, who received intravenous injection tramadol 1.5 mg/kg after rapid sequence induction with propofol2mg/kg, succinylcholine 1-1.5mg/kg followed by LMA insertion and Group-B those receiving nalbuphine0.1mg/kg after rapid sequence induction with propofol2mg/kg, succinylcholine 1-1.5mg/kg followed by LMA insertion. Consultant anesthetist administered these drugs and evaluated pain score after 30 mins of surgery done with the help of VAS. Results: Comparison of mean pain score in both groups shows 2.28+1.13 pain on VAS in Group-A and 1.07+0.82 in Group-B, p value was 0.0001 showing a significant difference. (Table 1) Conclusion: Post-operative pain is significantly lower in nalbuphinewhen compared with tramadol in total intravenous anesthesia for dilation and evacuation. Keywords: Dilation and evacuation, postoperative pain, nalbuphine, tramadol
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