Purpose: The purpose of the study was to compare the efficacy of intravenous patient-controlled-analgesia with intermittent intramuscular morphine for TAH patients in the first 24 hours. Methods: A randomized control design was used.
The main outcomes...
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to compare the efficacy of intravenous patient-controlled-analgesia with intermittent intramuscular morphine for TAH patients in the first 24 hours. Methods: A randomized control design was used.
The main outcomes were level of pain and satisfaction for the two types of pain management. Participants indicated their level of pain on a 10 mm Visual Analogue Scale within 24 postoperative hours. Data were analyzed with frequencies, percentages, means, t-test and χ² test using SPSS/PC 17.0.
Results: A total of 134 women participated in the study. Mean pain level post operation 1 hr in the patient-controlled-analgesia group was significantly lower than in the intramuscular group (P < 0.05). Women in the patient-controlled analgesia group had significantly greater satisfaction with nurse-explanation, nurse-coping, and waiting time than those in the intramuscular group(P < 0.05). Conclusions: As mentioned above, it suggest that patient-controlled analgesia is not effective for postoperative pain relief than intramuscular injection in patients.