The Influence of Culture on Analgesic Consumption: A Retrospective Study among Malaysian Patients after Breast Cancer Surgery

• 作者: Rosna Abdul Raman Salimah Japar Soh Kim Geok Soh Kim Lam
• 来源期刊: 生物科学与医学(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: ANALGESIC CONSUMPTION Breast Cancer Surgery CULTURE ETHNICITY MALAYSIA
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（3）
• 页码范围: 12-17
• 页数: 6页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

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.