Objective: We aimed to evaluate the analgesic efficacy as well as the postoperative quality of recovery of preoperative oral duloxetine a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor for patients undergoing major abdominal cancer surgery.
Materials And Methods: Sixty-two patients, undergoing major abdominal cancer surgery were divided into 2 equal groups, received oral duloxetine 60 mg (2 h preoperative) or placebo. Postoperative 48 hours morphine consumption, visual analog scale pain score, and quality of recovery were measured.
Results: The cumulative 48 hours morphine consumption was significantly reduced in the duloxetine group compared with the placebo group (mean±SD) (5.2±3.2 vs. 12.9±3.4 mg), mean difference (95% confidence interval) 7.6 mg (5.9-9.3) P<0.001. The time to first morphine request was delayed significantly in the duloxetine group, median (interquartile range), 25 (19 to 38) versus 8 (4 to 9) hours, P<0.001. The duloxetine group had lower pain scores than the placebo group at 8, 12, 16, and 24 hours postoperatively, however, nonsignificant changes were observed at 0, 2, 4, 36, and 48 hours postoperatively. Participants in the duloxetine group had a better postoperative quality of recovery than the placebo group. The median (interquartile range) of the global quality of recovery-40 scoring system for the duloxetine group was 185 (180 to 191) compared with 170 (163 to 175) in the placebo group (P<0.001).
Discussion: A single preoperative dose of oral duloxetine, 60 mg for patients subjected to major abdominal cancer surgery reduced postoperative pain, decreased opioid consumption, and improved the quality of recovery.
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