Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio predicts postoperative pain after orthognathic surgery

Conclusions: Preoperatively measured NLR may help to predict postoperative analgesic demand in patients undergoing orthognathic surgery, and thus sufficient postoperative pain control can be achieved with various preventive treatments taken at the perioperative period such as preemptive analgesia, local anesthetic administration at the end of surgery, or early administration of analgesics.
Source: Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice - Category: Rural Health Authors: Source Type: research