Oxycodone versus Morphine for Post-operative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Background: one of common causes studied cases that seek medical attention after laparoscopic surgery is visceral pain. Opioids are commonly used analgesics for postoperative visceral pain because they can be utilized either before & after surgery in a patient-controlled analgesia pump. Aim of the Work: Intravenous oxycodone versus morphine after laparoscopic cholecystectomy on postoperative pain: the primary result is to compare the impacts of the severity of postoperative pain using VAS score. The secondary outcomes are to compare occurrence of postoperative nausea, & vomiting, impact on HR, & length of hospital stay. Patients & Techniques: This study was prospective, single-blinded, and controlled randomized research conducted at Al-Azhar University Hospitals, Following the patient's informed consent, 50 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy creation of the following criteria were conducted for this study from April 2022 to October 2022. Results: A 0–10 visual analog scale (VAS) was utilized to measure the postoperative pain. Was larger in Morphine group compared to oxycodone group with p-value Conclusion: Oxycodon has a good postoperative analgesic effect with less need for postoperative analgesia, which can be a good alternative to Morphine.