mobiflex and Colles--Fracture

The analgesic effects of tenoxicam 20 mg added to prilocaine in a standard Bier's block (group 2) was studied in 45 patients who had their Colles' fractures reduced under intravenous regional anaesthesia, and compared both to a control group (group 1), and to a group who received a standard Bier's block combined with the same dose of tenoxicam given intravenously into the contralateral arm (group 3). Patients in group 2 obtained significantly better analgesia than group 1, as judged by a longer time before first additional analgesia was required (p < 0.05), less total analgesic consumption (p < 0.01), and lower pain scores (p < 0.01). These benefits were not obtained by patients in group 3.

Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anesthesia, Conduction; Anesthesia, Intravenous; Anesthetics, Local; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Colles' Fracture; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Injections, Intravenous; Male; Middle Aged; Pain Measurement; Piroxicam; Prilocaine; Prospective Studies