WHICH METHOD IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE FOR REDUCING POST-THYROIDECTOMY PAIN: BILATERAL SUPERFICIAL CERVICAL BLOCK OR WOUND INFILTRATION? A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY

Aysenur D., Ali A., Mine C., Mehmet A., Ilker I., Mursel E., ...Daha Fazla

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, cilt.30, sa.5, ss.1159-1164, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1159-1164
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Aim: Thyroid surgery is a common operation, and pain is a significant problem in this operation. The aim of our study was to compare the postoperative analgesic efficacy of local anesthetic wound infiltration and bilateral superficial cervical block by measuring the 24 hour postoperative morphine requirements and postoperative pain intensity scores after thyroidectomy.