Postoperative analgesic effect of preoperative intravenous flurbiprofen in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Purpose: This study was carried out to evaluate the postoperative analgesic effects of preoperative intravenous flurbiprofen in patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair under general anesthesia.

Methods: We studied 44 patients who underwent an elective arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in a prospective, randomized, and double-blind fashion. The patients were divided into two groups.

Preadministration of flurbiprofen suppresses prostaglandin production and postoperative pain in orthopedic patients undergoing tourniquet inflation.

Study Objectives: To evaluate the effect of preadministration of flurbiprofen on the plasma concentrations of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and postoperative pain.

Design: Prospective, randomized, controlled and double-blind study.

Setting: Inpatient surgery at Nagasaki Rosai Hospital.