What is it about?
The duration of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) procedure was quite long so the patients would be felt pain and uncomfortable. The aim of the study is to evaluate the pain score within twenty-four hours after EUS procedure.
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Why is it important?
The mean pain score (VNS) at 2, 6, 12, 18 and at 24 hours post-procedure was 1.7±1.6, 1.4±1.4, 0.7±1.0, 0.4±0.7, and 0.1±0.4, respectively. Pain relief medications after the procedure were pethidine, tramadol and paracetamol. Most sedation related adverse events was hypotension.
Perspectives
Overall abdominal pain severity after EUS procedure is of mild intensity and occurred mainly at two to six hours postprocedure. Analgesic agents routinely used to alleviate it, are safe and effective.
Professor Somchai Amornyotin
Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
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This page is a summary of: S300 PAIN SCORE WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS POST-ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASONOGRAPHY PROCEDURE, European Journal of Pain Supplements, September 2011, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1016/s1754-3207(11)70865-3.
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