Comparison of Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Intravenous Dexketoprofen Trometamol With Tenoxicam

Comparison of Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Intravenous Dexketoprofen Trometamol With Tenoxicam in Lumbar Disc Surgery

In this study the investigators aimed to compare of postoperative analgesic effects of intravenous dexketoprofen trometamol and tenoxicam in lumbar disc surgery.

Lumbar disc surgery is associated with moderate to severe back and radicular pain postoperatively which has unfavorable effects on patients recovery and procedures outcome. Dexketoprofen has been reported to be one of the NSAİDs that can provide good results when compared with narcotics in many painful conditions and especially in the treatment of the moderate to severe postoperative pain that may develop after lumbal disc surgery. Tenoxicam is a thienothiazine derivative of the oxicam class of NSAİDs. There are some studies in which NSAİDs have been used to together with opioids for postoperative analgesia showing that they decrease opioid consumption and side effects

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA 1-2
• between 18-65 age
• elective lumbar disc surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of gastrointestinal bleeding
• peptic ulcer disease
• bleeding disorders
• history of allergic reactions to NSAİDs
• chronic pain syndrome