Effect of Nefopam on Dysesthesia, Postoperative Pain, and Satisfaction in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Undergoing Spine Surgery: A Double-Blind, Randomized Study
Sejong Jin, Yoon Sook Lee, Dahyeon Kim, Bum-Joon Kim, Jae Hwan Kim, Eun-Su Choi, Kassiani Theodoraki · 2023
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Description
Researchers test in 2023 whether a pain drug, nefopam, eases abnormal skin sensations after spine surgery for narrowed spinal canals in older patients. Lingering pain and odd sensations lower patient contentment after such surgery. A single dose late in surgery might blunt both.
Seventy-three patients split at random into drug and salt-water groups, with neither side knowing who got what. The drug is given one hour before surgery ends. Odd sensation scores run lower in the drug group at twelve and twenty-four hours. Contentment with pain care also runs higher there. Incision pain is tracked as well. The authors back nefopam as a low-cost boost to comfort in the first day after surgery.
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| CREATOR | Sejong Jin, Yoon Sook Lee, Dahyeon Kim, Bum-Joon Kim, Jae Hwan Kim, Eun-Su Choi, Kassiani Theodoraki |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |