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• TITLE: The Influence of Culture on Analgesic Consumption: A Retrospective Study among Malaysian Patients after Breast Cancer Surgery

  AUTHORS: Salimah Japar, Soh Kim Lam, Soh Kim Geok, Rosna Abdul Raman

  KEYWORDS: Analgesic Consumption, Breast Cancer Surgery, Culture, Ethnicity, Malaysia

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, Vol.3 No.3, March 18, 2015

  ABSTRACT: This study was carried out to determine the relationship between ethnicity/culture and analgesic consumption among patients from three main ethnic groups in Malaysia after breast cancer surgery. A retrospective study design was adopted, using medical records of 80 patients. The findings showed that the analgesic most consumed by the patients during the 48 hour post-operative period was morphine equivalents (85%), followed by non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (60%) and paracetamol (38%). No relationship was found between ethnicity/culture and the type or amount of analgesic consumption.