Diclofenac rectal suppository: An effective modality for perineal pain

Objective: to determine the frequency of perineal pain after childbirth after a single dose of diclofenac rectal suppository. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted at shaikh zayed women hospital,larkana,pakistan,from april to september 2014,and comprised patients who were admitted to the labour room for normal vaginal delivery. a single dose of rectal diclofenac suppository of 100mg was given to the patients delivered vaginally or by secondstage emergency caesarean section. post-partum pain was noted after 12 and 24 hours of the administration of analgesia. spss 16 was used for data analysis. results: of the 169 subjects,63(37.28%) were aged 20 years or less,85(50.3%) between 21 and 30 years,and 21(12.43%) between 31 and 40 years. frequency of perineal pain was predominantly mild in 95(56%) patients,moderate in 60(35.5%) and severe in 14(8.28%). conclusion: the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory rectal suppositories was found to be a simple and highly effective modality of reducing the perineal pain. © 2016,pakistan medical association. all rights reserved.