Efficacy of Intravenous Naproksen Sodium+Codein and Paracetamol+Codein on Postoperative Pain on Postoperative Pain

Comparition the analgesic effects of intravenous naproksen sodyum+codein with that of paracetamol+codein on postoperative pain and contramal consumption during the first 24 hour after a lumbar disk surgery.

Patients were treated using patient-controlled analgesia with contramal for 24 hours after a lumbar disk surgery and randomized to receive IV naproksen sodium+codein, paracetamol+codein or isotonic saline (placebo). The primary endpoint was pain intensity measured by the visual analogue scale, and secondary endpoints were contramal consumption and related side effects.