ASSESSMENT OF DEPO-MEDROLE INJECTION IN POST-OPERATIVE PAIN RELIEF FOR LUMBAR DISCECTOMY PATIENTS

Introduction: Besides careful patient selection and refined surgical techniques including free fat transplants in lumbar discectomy, administration of steroids and/or injection of long-lasting local anesthetics have been additive treatment modalities for a long time. Objectives of the study: The basic purpose of the study is to assess the depo-medrole injection in post-operative pain relief for lumbar discectomy patients. Methodology of the study: This cross sectional study was conducted in Health department of Punjab during September 2018 to January 2019. The data was collected from 50 patients of lumbar discectomy. The data was divided into two groups. Group 01: operation (lumbar discectomy) patients, Group 2: operation plus local injection of depomedrole. In group 2 patients we inject local depomedrole after lumbar discectomy. We study the efficacy of depo-medrole injection in second group patients. Results: The data were collected from 50 patients. These patients were divided into two groups, 25 in group one and 25 in group two. The mean age of group one was 30.45 ± 5.15 and for group two was 29.82 ± 7.16. According to statistics the two groups neither contrasted by age nor as indicated by term of side effects (p = 0.639) at the season of operation. Conclusion: It is concluded that nearby utilization of low dose Depo-Medrol lessens quick postoperative back and leg pain adequately with no danger of infection. Be that as it may, long haul impacts were not seen to be more advantageous than in the control group