Why the study?
Does intramuscular pethidine improve inspiratory muscle dysfunction in patients after upper abdominal surgery?
Population
50 patients undergoing elective upper abdominal surgery
Comparison
Intramuscular administration of pethidine 24… vs Intramuscular placebo 24 hours after surgery
Design
RCT, Randomized, Placebo-controlled (blinding not explicitly detailed)
Follow-up
1 hour post-intervention (25 hours post-surgery)
Authors
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Intramuscular pethidine improves postoperative inspiratory muscle strength via analgesia; confirms pain as a reversible contributor to dysfunction after upper abdominal surgery.
Does intramuscular pethidine improve inspiratory muscle dysfunction in patients after upper abdominal surgery?
Pain contributes significantly to inspiratory muscle dysfunction after upper abdominal surgery, and adequate analgesia with pethidine partially reverses this dysfunction.
Vassilakopoulos et al. (2000) studied this question.
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