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- Title
Effect of single dose preoperative intravenous ibuprofen on postoperative pain and opioid consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Authors
Su Yeon Kim; Sangseok Lee; Yeji Lee; Hyunho Kim; Kye-Min Kim
- Abstract
Background: Ibuprofen, a well-known analgesic, is commonly used as a component of a multimodal analgesic approach for postoperative pain. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate whether a single-dose preoperative intravenous ibuprofen can reduce postoperative pain and opioid consumption. Methods: PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library (CENTRAL), and Web of Science databases were searched to identify relevant studies published up to May 2020. Randomized controlled trials comparing preoperative single-dose intravenous ibuprofen effect with the control group on postoperative pain and opioid consumption after surgery under general anesthesia were included. Results: Six studies involving 366 participants were included. Single-dose administration of intravenous ibuprofen preoperatively significantly reduced postoperative pain score on a scale of 0-10 at 1 h (MD: -1.64, 95% CI [-2.56, -0.72], P < 0.001, I² = 95%), at 4-6 h (MD: -1.17, 95% CI [-2.09, -0.26], P < 0.001, I² = 94%), and 24 h (MD: -0.58, 95% CI [-0.99, -0.18], P < 0.001, I² = 90%). Cumulative opioid consumption, presented as fentanyl equivalents, was also reduced significantly in the ibuprofen group compared to placebo group until postoperative 4-6 h (MD: -56.35 µg, 95% CI [-101.10, -11.60], P < 0.001, I² = 91%) and 24 h (MD: -131.39 µg, 95% CI [-224.56, -38.21], P < 0.001, I² = 95%). Conclusions: Preoperative single-dose intravenous ibuprofen can reduce postoperative pain and opioid consumption until 24 h postoperatively. Considering the high heterogeneity and small number of studies included, care should be taken when generalizing these findings.
- Subjects
POSTOPERATIVE pain; PATIENT-controlled analgesia; GENERAL anesthesia; IBUPROFEN; SCIENCE databases; OPIOIDS; WEB databases
- Publication
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2021, Vol 74, Issue 5, p409
- ISSN
2005-6419
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4097/kja.21050