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NSAIDs, particularly diclofenac, are the most commonly utilized analgesics for postoperative pain following abdominal surgery in this Nepalese tertiary care center, though pain assessment could be improved.
ABSTRACTA retrospective analysis of analgesics used in postoperative pain in abdominal surgery was done to developbase line data. Appendectomy and cholecystectomy each formed 38.63% while hernia repair constituted22.74% of all the abdominal surgeries (422). NSAIDs were the most commonly prescribed group of analgesicsboth during the hospital stay (99.52%) and at the time of discharge (86.01%). Opioid analgesics (4.73%)was used in the immediate postoperative period mainly to supplement the NSAIDs. Diclofenac (88.86%)was the most commonly prescribed analgesic to in-patients and either diclofenac (47.63) or a fixed dosecombination of ibuprofen and paracetamol (32.46%) was the most commonly prescribed at the time ofdischarge. The administered dose of diclofenac was higher than the recommended dose. Utilization ofanalgesics during postoperative period may be rationalised by pain assessment charts and regular feedbackto the precribers.
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