Muscle relaxation trial reported less pain after kidney donation surgery
Donors assigned to progressive muscle relaxation had lower pain scores and bolus pain-relief requirements, but additional analgesic needs did not differ significantly.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
Among people donating a kidney through laparoscopic surgery, progressive muscle relaxation was associated with lower postoperative pain scores, lower bolus requirements for pain relief and less anxiety than control. Additional analgesic needs did not differ significantly. The abstract suggests a possible recovery benefit but does not show how large the pain difference was.
The abstract gives no pain-score differences, confidence intervals or follow-up schedule. The single hospital's donor population also limits how broadly these findings can be applied.
What researchers found
Postoperative pain on the visual analogue scale
Progressive muscle relaxation versus control after surgery; exact assessment timing and the size of the score difference were not reported.
How pain was assessed
Researchers recorded pain scores, requests and administrations of bolus pain relief through a device, and additional analgesic needs. These measures address different aspects of pain and medication use during recovery.
Other recovery findings
The relaxation group began mobilizing earlier and had lower anxiety than control. Time to resume oral intake did not differ significantly, so the reported advantages did not extend to every recovery measure.
The original publication
Effect of progressive muscle relaxation on postoperative pain in laparoscopic living kidney donors: a randomized controlled trial.
Akıncı N
BMC Surg · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 40993691
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