Treatment of Post Operative Pain in Thyroid Surgery Patients: Perspective Study Acupuncture Versus Drugs

Treatment of Post Operative Pain in Thyroid Surgery Patients: Perspective Study Acupuncture Versus Drugs

The Treatment of Post Operative Pain in Thyroid Surgery Patients: Perspective Study Acupuncture Versus Pharmacological Treatment

The aim of the study was to evaluate if acupuncture may reduce intraoperative ULTIVA (remifentanil) consumption and post operative pain measured with VAS, italian version Mc Gill Questionnaire Pain and drug consumption (acetaminophen daily consumption).

The aim of the study was to evaluate if acupuncture may reduce intraoperative ULTIVA (remifentanil) consumption and post operative pain measured with VAS, italian version Mc Gill Questionnaire Pain and drug consumption (acetaminophen daily consumption). The study involve patients who underwent thyroid surgery randomised in two groups. A group patients treated with drugs and B group patients treated with drugs and acupuncture.Acupuncture related risk are pain, faint and haematoma.The study will be done in Padova University Hospital (Endocrine Unit.Primary end point will be VAS pain and secondary end points ULTIVA consumption, post operative pain measured with italian version of Mc Gill Questionnaire Pain and acetaminophen daily intake

A group All patients will be treated only with drugs used for this type during the operation and post operative pain controlled with usual acetaminophen drug administration (maximum 3 g/day)

B group patients. All patients will receive the standard pharmacological treatment for the operation. Acetaminophen (maximum 3g/day) during all seven days after surgery and patients will be treated with acupuncture the first day after surgery and thirty minutes before the surgical procedure

All patients will receive acetaminophen (maximum 3g/day) for all seven days after surgery and will receive acupuncture treatment at first day after performing surgery and thirty minutes before operation

Change in intensity of pain from first day after operation and during the seven days after performing surgery

Change in intensity of pain from the day after operation and during all seven days after performing surgery

Inclusion Criteria: thyroid surgery patients Exclusion Criteria: back severe arthritis osteoporosis myofascial pain rheumatic disease fibromyalgia systemic cardiovascular and respiratory disease hypertension drug or alcohol consumption mental disease cervical trauma chronic use of antidepressant hypnotic and antihypertensive drugs