Eutectic Mixture for Hemorrhoidectomy Postoperative
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2012-11-01
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Summary
Assess the efficacy and safety of the topic use of an eutectic mixture of local anesthetics
for postoperative pain control of patients submitted to hemorrhoidectomy. Patients will be
operated and discharged at the same day in a day hospital clinic. During the fourteen days
recovery period, they will apply the study medication to the anal region 4 times daily. The
Visual Analog Pain Scale (VAS) will be answered twice daily. Patients will also take 100 mg
oral nimesulide twice daily and 50 mg tramadol on demand up to 4 times daily. The tramadol
demand will be tabulated. A rescue medication for analgesia will be provided (sodium
diclofenac IM).