OBJECTIVE
Evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of the use of a fixed combination of orphenadrine and diclofenac for analgesia in the early postoperative period of cardiac surgery patients.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
There were two analgesia regimens evaluated in a retrospective comparative study. In 23 patients (group 1), Neodolpasse (a fixed combination of 30 mg orphenadrine and 75 mg diclofenac) was administered immediately after trachea extubation. When the severity of pain in VAS increased to more than 50 mm, so 20 mg trimeperidine was administered. In group 2 of 20 patients analgesia in group 2 was performed with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with Promedol (trimeperidine) as monotherapy. The intensity of pain was assessed a 100 mm visual-analog scale (VAS) and 5-channel verbal scale (VS) for assessment the severity of the pain syndrome during the patient’s moving activity.
RESULTS
A decrease in the severity of the pain syndrome according to VAS from 68.31 to 21.96 mm (p<0.001) was achieved by the first hour after the start of the infusion of Neodolpasse persisted for 24 hours of 65% patients. 4 patients (35%) needed the administration of the 2nd dose after 12 hours. The infusion of trimeperidine was started 2 hours after extubation, a significant decrease in pain intensity was noted only at 6th hour, and further differences in the severity of pain in the comparative groups did not significantly differ. In group 2, the observed adverse effects were associated with the use of trimeperidine and depended on its dose. No adverse effects of Neodolpasse were noted. In the Neodolpasse group no adverse effects of the treatment was noted. The total 24 hour consumption of trimeperidine at PCA averaged 72.3 mg, and in the Neodolpasse group — 6.96 mg (p=0.00042).
CONCLUSION
There were demonstrated safety, high analgesic efficacy and significant opioid-sparing effect of a fixed combination of Orphenadrine and Diclofenac in the early postoperative period of cardiac surgery patients within the framework of the inclusion and exclusion criteria accepted in the study.
