Abstract :
Background: To compare between opioids and wound infiltration to reduce post-operative pain
in abdominal surgery in first 6 hours, in appropriate treatment, contraindications of treatment and
increase mortality of patients. This article presents novel approach to surgical site infiltration
techniques and intravenous opioids for abdominal surgery to reduce pain. The main aim of this
study is optimal patient comfort rather than reduce pain intensity, reduction offside effects is also
an important goal in pain management.
Methodology: Data was collected from surgical department of Gulab Devi Chest Hospital. During
abdominal surgery bupivacaine was given to some patients while other were managed by postoperative
opioids and by using designed performa it is concluded that which one of them is better
method for post-operative pain management.
Results: This is the descriptive study conducted in Gulab Devi Hospital Lahore.in this study, in
this study minimum age of the patients was 14 and maximum age of the patients was 80. The mean
age was 32.16+12.32 years. In this study out of total 100 patients, 18(18.00%) were male patients
and 82(82.00%) were females. Female gender predominated in this study. in this study, p-value is
0.00 (
Keyword :
Bupivacaine, opioids, analogue pain scale, abdominal surgery