Comparison of the effects of preoperative melatonin or vitamin C administration on postoperative analgesia

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  • Demet Laflı Tunay Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Balcalı Hospital, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7984-1800
  • Murat Türkeün Ilgınel Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Balcalı Hospital, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
  • Hakkı Ünlügenç Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Balcalı Hospital, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
  • Merthan Tunay Ministry of Health, Provincial Health Directorate, Adana, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2838-5531
  • Feride Karacaer Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Balcalı Hospital, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey
  • Ebru Biricik Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Balcalı Hospital, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3355-198X

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https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2019.4379

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Melatonin, morphine consumption, postoperative analgesia, vitamin C

Abstract

The analgesic benefit of melatonin and vitamin C as primary or adjuvant agents has been reported in various studies; however, their analgesic effects in the treatment of postoperative pain remain unclear. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the effect of single preoperative dose of oral melatonin or vitamin C administration on postoperative analgesia. In this study, we recruited 165 adult patients undergoing elective major abdominal surgery under general anesthesia. Patients were randomly divided into three equal (n = 55) groups. One hour before surgery, patients received orally melatonin (6 mg) in group M, vitamin C (2 g) in group C, or a placebo tablet in group P. Pain, sedation, patient satisfaction, total morphine consumption from a patient-controlled analgesia device, supplemental analgesic requirement, and the incidence of nausea and vomiting were recorded throughout 24 h after surgery. The mean pain score and total morphine consumption were found significantly lower in both M and C groups compared with group P (p < 0.001). There were no significant differences between group M and C with respect to pain scores (p = 0.117) and total morphine consumption (p = 0.090). Patients requested less supplemental analgesic and experienced less nausea and vomiting in groups M and C compared with group P. In conclusion, preoperative oral administration of 6 mg melatonin or 2 g vitamin C led to a reduction in pain scores, total morphine consumption, supplemental analgesic requirement, and the incidence of nausea and vomiting compared with placebo.

Comparison of the effects of preoperative melatonin or vitamin C administration on postoperative analgesia

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05-02-2020

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Comparison of the effects of preoperative melatonin or vitamin C administration on postoperative analgesia. Biomol Biomed [Internet]. 2020 Feb. 5 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];20(1):117-24. Available from: https://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/4379