The influence of culture on analgesic consumption: a retrospective study among Malaysian patients after breast cancer surgery
This study was carried out to determine the relationship between ethnicity/culture and analgesic consumption among patients from three main ethnic groups in Malaysia after breast cancer surgery. A retrospective study design was adopted, using medical records of 80 patients. The findings showed that...
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Scientific Research Publishing
2015
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46630/1/The%20influence%20of%20culture%20on%20analgesic%20consumption%20a%20%20%20retrospective%20study%20among%20Malaysian%20patients%20after%20breast%20cancer%20surgery.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46630/ http://www.scirp.org/journal/jbm |
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| Summary: | This study was carried out to determine the relationship between ethnicity/culture and analgesic consumption among patients from three main ethnic groups in Malaysia after breast cancer surgery. A retrospective study design was adopted, using medical records of 80 patients. The findings showed that the analgesic most consumed by the patients during the 48 hour post-operative period was morphine equivalents (85%), followed by non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (60%) and paracetamol (38%). No relationship was found between ethnicity/culture and the type or amount of analgesic consumption. |
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