Duloxetine for Postoperative Pain of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Summary

Recent studies on the impact of perioperative duloxetine for treatment of acute postoperative pain have yielded positive outcomes with respect to reduction opioid consumption. The aim of the present study is to investigate the role of perioperative duloxetine on the management of postoperative pain in patients undergoing LC.

Timeline

Start

2022-03-02

Primary completion

2022-04-30

Completion

2022-04-30

Publications

• Mansour NO, Boraii S, Elnaem MH, Elrggal ME, Omar T, Abdelraouf A, Abdelaziz DH. Evaluation of preoperative duloxetine use for postoperative analgesia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A randomized controlled trial. Front Pharmacol. 2022 Sep 29;13:944392. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.944392. eCollection 2022.

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