Oxycodone (10, 20 mg) in a Postoperative Dressing

Oxycodone (10, 20 mg) in a Postoperative Dressing in Patients After Surgical Debridement of Burn Wounds. A Prospective, Double-blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial.

The study mainly focuses on pain management using 10- or 20mg oxycodone burn wound dressing at Poznan University of Medical Sciences.

Subjects were randomly assigned to one of the two treatment groups, A and B. Patients scheduled for burn surgery will sign written consent pre-operatively about procedural pain management. Group A received 10mg of oxycodone in wound dressing, while those in Group B received 20mg of oxycodone in wound dressing.

Inclusion Criteria:

• adults scheduled for surgical burn treatment
• aged > 18 years
• ASA physical status 1,2 or 3

Exclusion Criteria:

• opioid abuse
• ASA physical status 4, 5