Post-operative pain relief in children following extraction of carious deciduous teeth under general anaesthesia: a comparison of nalbuphine and diclofenac

Eur J Anaesthesiol. 1996 Jul;13(4):359-63. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.1996.d01-380.x.

Abstract

In a randomized double-blind study 60 children, undergoing the extraction of carious deciduous teeth under day-case general anaesthesia, were assigned to receive either intravenous nalbuphine hydrochloride 0.3 mg kg-1 (n = 21), one or more diclofenac suppositories 12.5 mg to a dose of 1-2 mg kg-1 (n = 19), or no analgesia (n = 20). The duration of anaesthesia was longer in the diclofenac group (9.6 min, SD 3.5) compared with control (7.2 min, SD 2.6) and nalbuphine (6.9 min, SD 3.0) groups respectively (P < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in post-operative pain scores during the 45 min post-operative period studied between the three groups using an objective pain score. We conclude that using this methodology we were unable to demonstrate any statistically significant differences between the analgesic effects of either intravenous (i.v.) nalbuphine or diclofenac suppositories compared with control.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Acetaminophen / administration & dosage
  • Acetaminophen / therapeutic use
  • Administration, Rectal
  • Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / administration & dosage
  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / therapeutic use
  • Analgesics, Opioid / administration & dosage
  • Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
  • Anesthesia, Dental*
  • Anesthesia, General*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Child Behavior
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dental Caries / surgery*
  • Diclofenac / administration & dosage
  • Diclofenac / therapeutic use*
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Male
  • Nalbuphine / administration & dosage
  • Nalbuphine / therapeutic use*
  • Pain, Postoperative / prevention & control*
  • Suppositories
  • Time Factors
  • Tooth Extraction* / adverse effects
  • Tooth, Deciduous / surgery*

Substances

  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Suppositories
  • Diclofenac
  • Acetaminophen
  • Nalbuphine