Khansa Rubab, Nida Ahmad, Rabia Khalid, Usman Ismat Butt, Surayya Azeem.
Acceptance of Rectal Suppositories for Pain Relief among Preoperative patients at services Hospital Lahore.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;13(2):200.

Background: Management of postoperative pain in a vital constituent of postoperative care. Most commonly used routes are I.V and oral. Another feasible but rather uncommon route for drug administration is rectal route. It has quick absorption, rapid achievement of desired plasma levels and less risk of gastric irritation. It can be self administered and need special care. But there are very strong feelings about the rectal route of administration. In our society proctology related topics are considered a taboo to be discussed and hence rectal route of drug administration is not commonly practice. Aim : To assess the awareness and acceptance of use of suppositories in our common population. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted at surgical floor of Services Hospital , Lahore among 167 preoperative patients using a questionnaire to record their response during a period of one month. Results: Out of 167 Subjects interviewed, only 39.5% subjects knew about rectal suppositories. Only 10(6%) subjects knew about p ain relief function of suppositories. When given the option 84 (50.3%) subjects said they would choose suppositories as postoperative analgesia while 83 (49.7%) subjects refused. The refusal was mainly due to personal preferences (89.2%). Conclusion: Many people were unaware of rectal suppositories and its use for pain relief. It was considered an unpleasant route and refused. When counseled about its benefits, respondents showed a positive response.

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