Study to Determine Whether the Use of a Nicotine Patch During the Day of Surgery Improves Postoperative Pain and Reduces Opioid Requirement
Study to Determine Whether the Use of a Nicotine Patch During the Day of Surgery Improves Postoperative Pain and Reduces Opioid Requirement
Effect of nicotine patch as an adjutant for acute pain after surgery.
This is a dose finding trial for nicotine patches as analgesics. Doses used are 5mg/ 10mg/ 15mg or placebo. Primary outcome variable is reported pain score (VAS), secondary is morphine PCA utilization, nausea, sedation, and hemodynamic changes.
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