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trauma caused by surgery. These patients were given tramadol boluses and additional analgesics. Nausea was observed in 4 patients and vomiting was observed in 3 patients in Group T. The fact that nausea and vomiting were observed only in Group T can be caused by the higher opioid consumption. The sample size of this study was calculated to evaluate the difference in VAS scores, for evaluating nausea/vomiting a bigger sample size can be necessary. In conclusion, dexketoprofen trometamol added to opioids for postoperative analgesia after laparoscopic cholecystectomy lowers VAS scores, decreases opioid and additional analgesic requirements and increases patient satisfaction. Using dexketoprofen trometamol as a sole agent in patient controlled analgesia rather than a combination with opioids may help avoid the adverse effects of opioids. Further studies may focus on using dexketoprofen trometamol in different settings such as thoracotomy or major abdominal surgery.
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