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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1029-3043</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicentro Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medicentro Electrónica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1029-3043</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1029-30432020000400721</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Utilidad de la betametasona en la prevención del dolor postoperatorio en cirugía de hernia discal lumbar]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Usefulness of betamethasone in the prevention of postoperative pain in lumbar disc herniation]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Puga Bravo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristina Evelyn]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cevallos Sacoto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Francisco Antonio]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Muñiz Casas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Isabel C]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario Clínico-Quirúrgico Arnaldo Milián Castro  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Clara Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>721</fpage>
<lpage>734</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1029-30432020000400721&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1029-30432020000400721&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1029-30432020000400721&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  el empleo de corticoesteroides es una estrategia eficaz para reducir el dolor postoperatorio.  Objetivo:  determinar la utilidad de la betametasona en la prevención del dolor postoperatorio en pacientes intervenidos por hernia discal lumbar.  Métodos:  se realizó un estudio cuasi-experimental en 100 pacientes intervenidos por hernia discal lumbar en el Hospital Universitario Clínico-Quirúrgico «Arnaldo Milián Castro», de la provincia de Villa Clara, durante el período de abril de 2013 a diciembre de 2015. Se dividieron en un grupo control y en un grupo estudio; previo a la incisión quirúrgica, se les administró diclofenaco 75 mg endovenoso y 8 mg de betametasona (solo en el grupo estudio).  Resultados:  el 70 % de los pacientes eran masculinos, y la edad media fue 45,99 años. En el grupo estudio el tiempo de aparición del dolor () y su intensidad, a las 4, 8 y 24 horas, fue significativamente menor que en el grupo control (p&#945;&lt; 0,010, p&#945;&lt; 0,001 y &lt;0,001); el 48 % de los pacientes pudieron levantarse sin dolor, 32 % menos requirieron analgesia de rescate, y el grado de satisfacción fue significativamente mejor.  Conclusiones:  la administración de betametasona antes de la incisión quirúrgica resultó muy útil en la prevención del dolor postoperatorio en los pacientes intervenidos de hernia discal lumbar.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  use of corticosteroids is an effective strategy to reduce postoperative pain.  Objective:  to determine usefulness of betamethasone in the prevention of postoperative pain in patients operated for lumbar disc herniation.  Methods:  a quasi-experimental study was carried out in 100 patients operated for lumbar disc herniation at "Arnaldo Milián Castro" Clinico-Surgical University Hospital, in Villa Clara province from April 2013 to December 2015. They were divided into a control group and a study one; prior to surgical incision, intravenous diclofenac 75mg and betamethasone 8mg were administered (only in the study group).  Results:  70% of the patients were male, and the mean age was 45.99 years. In the study group, the time of onset of pain () and its intensity, at 4, 8 and 24 hours, was significantly lower than in the control group (p&#945; &lt;0.010, p&#945; &lt;0.001 and &lt;0.001); 48% of the patients were able to get up without pain, 32 % less required rescue analgesia, and the degree of satisfaction was significantly better.  Conclusions:  administration of betamethasone before surgical incision was very useful in the prevention of postoperative pain in patients operated for lumbar disc herniation.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[betametasona/uso terapéutico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[dolor postoperatorio/prevención &amp; control]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[hernia/cirugía]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[vértebras lumbares]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[betamethasone/therapeutic use]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pain, postoperative/prevention &amp; control]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[hernia/surgery]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[lumbar vertebrae]]></kwd>
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