“A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF IN POSTOPERAT ETORICOXIB IN PAIN RELIEF IN PATIENTS IN UNDERGOING LUMBAR SPINE SURGERY ”
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efcacy of Etoricoxib in different doses in postoperative pain relief in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery. MATERIALAND METHOD : 80 patients of ASA grade І & ІІ of either sex scheduled for lumbar spine surgery under general anaesthesia were divided into 2 groups (n=40 each) randomly.Group E (n=40) Patients who received a 90 mg Etoricoxib 1 hour before surgery and another tablet the following morning. Group 'P'(n=40) Patients who received a placebo tablet 1 hour before surgery and again the following morning. Pulse rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate and severity of pain on NRS scale was noted at 0 hr, 4 hr, 8 hr, 12 hr, 16 hr, 20 hr, 24 hr, 28 hr, 32 hr and 48 hr after surgery. And the presence or absence of adverse effects, such as headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and drowsiness were noted. RESULT:Analysis revealed that time for rst analgesic requirement was signicantly longer with oral Etoricoxib 90 mg than with placebo. Pre-emptive oral Etoricoxib 90 mg decreases the severity of pain postoperatively but not signicantly as compared to placebo in patients posted for lumbar spine surgery under general anaesthesia. Oral Etoricoxib 90 mg had no signicant effect on cardiovascular and respiratory parameters. Patients receiving Etoricoxib had higher incidence of nausea, vomiting. CONCLUSION: that time for rst analgesic requirement was signicantly longer with oral Etoricoxib than placebo.