Review Article

Perioperative Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesic Efficacy of Morphine with Combined Nefopam and Parecoxib versus Parecoxib in Gynecologic Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study

Table 2

Intraoperative characteristics.

Nefopam (N = 36)Control (N = 35) value

Type of operation
 TAH only10 (27.8%)16 (45.7%)0.117
 TAH with BSO26 (72.2%)19 (54.3%)
Operation time (min)164.2 ± 53.8162.3 ± 62.90.893
Intraoperative fentanyl use (mg)86.9 ± 27.185.1 ± 30.70.910
Blood loss (mL)344.4 ± 383.9437.7 ± 508.70.385

Type of wound incision
 Midline12 (33.3%)8 (22.9%)0.327
 Pfannenstiel24 (66.7%)27 (77.1%)
Incision length (cm)11.9 ± 2.911.8 ± 2.80.898

Data are represented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%) where appropriate. Abbreviations: TAH, total abdominal hysterectomy; BSO, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.