Mean Post Operative Pain Score in Midline Laparotomy Incisions Made using Scalpel VS Monopolar Diathermy
OBJECTIVE: To compare mean post-operative pain score in midline laparotomy incisions made using scalpel versus mono-polar diathermy. METHODOLOGY: Present study was Randomized Controlled trial conducted at Department of Surgery, Dr. Ruth Katherina M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi from July 2016 to Jun...
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| description | OBJECTIVE: To compare mean post-operative pain score in midline laparotomy incisions made using scalpel versus mono-polar diathermy.
METHODOLOGY: Present study was Randomized Controlled trial conducted at Department of Surgery, Dr. Ruth Katherina M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi from July 2016 to June 2017. A total 80 patients were randomly divided in two equal groups. Group A patients underwent exploratory laparotomy with scalpel with disposable blade while Group B with monopolardiathermy in cutting mode. Postoperatively pain score was measured using Visual Analogue Scale.
RESULTS: Mean age was 31.45±9.69. Mean pain score on post operative day 1 was 8.60±0.92 in group A (Scalpel) and 5.98±0.26 in group B (Diathermy). Mean pain score on day 2 and 3 was 7.25±0.8 vs 3.80±0.9 and 5.5±0.6 vs 2.7±0.8 in group A and B respectively. P-value was found to less than 0.001 and therefore greatly significant.
CONCLUSION: The findings of this study show that incision made by diathermy is safe and effective in terms of post-operative pain as compared to scalpel incision. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f5eed0cfac4647ed9b8badaeee7a72022023-05-26T06:35:26ZengLiaquat University of Medical and Health SciencesJLUMHS1729-03412309-86272019-06-01180299103doi:10.22442/jlumhs.191820609Mean Post Operative Pain Score in Midline Laparotomy Incisions Made using Scalpel VS Monopolar DiathermyUsaid Farooque0Raheel Ahmed 1Dileep Kumar2Dow University of Health Sciences/Civil Hospital Karachi, Sindh-Pakistan.Dow University of Health Sciences/Civil Hospital Karachi, Sindh-Pakistan.Dow University of Health Sciences/Civil Hospital Karachi, Sindh-Pakistan.OBJECTIVE: To compare mean post-operative pain score in midline laparotomy incisions made using scalpel versus mono-polar diathermy. METHODOLOGY: Present study was Randomized Controlled trial conducted at Department of Surgery, Dr. Ruth Katherina M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi from July 2016 to June 2017. A total 80 patients were randomly divided in two equal groups. Group A patients underwent exploratory laparotomy with scalpel with disposable blade while Group B with monopolardiathermy in cutting mode. Postoperatively pain score was measured using Visual Analogue Scale. RESULTS: Mean age was 31.45±9.69. Mean pain score on post operative day 1 was 8.60±0.92 in group A (Scalpel) and 5.98±0.26 in group B (Diathermy). Mean pain score on day 2 and 3 was 7.25±0.8 vs 3.80±0.9 and 5.5±0.6 vs 2.7±0.8 in group A and B respectively. P-value was found to less than 0.001 and therefore greatly significant. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study show that incision made by diathermy is safe and effective in terms of post-operative pain as compared to scalpel incision.https://www.lumhs.edu.pk/jlumhs/Vol18No02/pdfs/05.pdf: diathermyemergency midline laparotomyvisual analogue scale. |
| spellingShingle | Usaid Farooque Raheel Ahmed Dileep Kumar Mean Post Operative Pain Score in Midline Laparotomy Incisions Made using Scalpel VS Monopolar Diathermy JLUMHS : diathermy emergency midline laparotomy visual analogue scale. |
| title | Mean Post Operative Pain Score in Midline Laparotomy Incisions Made using Scalpel VS Monopolar Diathermy |
| title_full | Mean Post Operative Pain Score in Midline Laparotomy Incisions Made using Scalpel VS Monopolar Diathermy |
| title_fullStr | Mean Post Operative Pain Score in Midline Laparotomy Incisions Made using Scalpel VS Monopolar Diathermy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mean Post Operative Pain Score in Midline Laparotomy Incisions Made using Scalpel VS Monopolar Diathermy |
| title_short | Mean Post Operative Pain Score in Midline Laparotomy Incisions Made using Scalpel VS Monopolar Diathermy |
| title_sort | mean post operative pain score in midline laparotomy incisions made using scalpel vs monopolar diathermy |
| topic | : diathermy emergency midline laparotomy visual analogue scale. |
| url | https://www.lumhs.edu.pk/jlumhs/Vol18No02/pdfs/05.pdf |
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