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Focus Altern Complement Ther 2004; 9: 51
To assess the efficacy of homoeopathic drugs in pain management in post-surgical (post-CABG) patients and to see side-effects if any with homoeopathic intervention.
A total of 300 patients were enrolled post-CABG. Homoeopathic medicine was started post-surgery to relieve the pain and to improve the healing process. Homoeopathic intervention began from the third or fourth day after the patient was back from ICU. Second follow-up was on the 10th to 14th days, on the day of stitch removal. Third follow-up was after 1 month. The patients were later analysed after 3 months. Patients were asked to maintain a diary for any side-effects. The Visual Analog Scale (pain scale) was used to assess the degree of pain where 0 is minimum and 10 is maximum.
The data were obtained using Student’s t-test.
After statistical analysis, P values were highly significant (P < 0.001). Data was compared between 3 and 4 days after surgery and 10 to 14 days after surgery, and mean values were 1.33 ± 0.77 and 1.37 ± 0.79, P < 0.001. Data were also compared between 10 and 14 days after surgery and 1 month after surgery, and mean values were 1.37 ± 0.79 and 1.31 ± 0.76, P < 0.001.
