Abstract
In the present prospective and observational study conduct in post operative ward in surgical department. Patients were enrolled in the study by considering inclusion and exclusion criteria. The full details of the cases including patient name, sex, age,laboratory investigations, medication charts and other necessary details were brought in to the patient data collection form. All the selected patients were monitored from the date of admission to discharge date for any change in the drug therapy. This study has suggested that the postoperative pain was controlled by the use of NSAIDs like Diclofenac monotherapy itself or in combination with other drugs which is cheap and with less ADR. The opioid analgesic (Tramadol) was prescribed only for few days of initial postoperative period or has been added to the patients for whom pain relief could not be achieved with NSAIDs. The prescription of analgesics was found to be based on the type of surgery and physician’s preference. To achieve the good and effective pain control in postoperative patients, there should be proper and safe use of analgesics.
