COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF INTRAPLEURAL BUPIVACAINE AND MORPHINE ON POST-THORACOTOMY PAIN.

Background: Post-thoracotomy pain is the most severe types of postoperative pain. This study compares the effects of intrapleural bupivacaine and morphine on post-thoracotomy pain.

Methods: In a double blind clinical trial study, 30 patients candidate for unilateral thoracotomy were randomly divided into bupivacaine and morphine groups.

Comparison of analgesic effect between gabapentin and diclofenac on post-operative pain in patients undergoing tonsillectomy.

Background: Tonsillectomy is a common procedure causing considerable postoperative pain. Postoperative pain intensity of 60 - 70 in the scale of visual analog scale (VAS) has been reported up to 3 - 4 days which could continue until 11 days after the surgery.

Objectives: The current study aimed to compare the analgesic effect of gabapentin and diclofenac on pain after tonsillectomy with the control group.