Attenuation of acute postoperative pain and opioid requirement with the use of magnesium sulfate in patients undergoing limb amputations
Rabeea Sajid Qureshi,
Tanveer Alam,
Ahsun Waqar Khan
et al.
Abstract:Objective: To compare the effects of magnesium sulphate on the total dose of intravenous morphine consumption postoperatively following limb amputations along with rescue analgesia requirement, pain scores and side effects.
Method: The prospective, triple-blinded, randomised controlled study was conducted from October 2021 to May 2022 at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan, and comprised patients scheduled for limb amputations. They were randomised into 2 equal gro… Show more
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