The Analgesic Effect of Nitroglycerin Patch for Postoperative Pain After Total Knee Replacement

Summary

Patients who undergo general anestheesia for total knee arthroplasty pften have sever postoperative pain which hinders their rehabilitation. Nitroglycerin patches have been found to cause alleviation of pain especially when used in conjuction with morphine. Therefore we propose placement of a nitroglycerin patch after total kneee arthroplasty surgery and see how it affects pain scores or causes less nedd for morphine after surgery.

Timeline

Start

2006-07

Primary completion

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Completion

2006-09

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.