PMID: 7028045Jan 1, 1981Paper

Efficacy of benzopyrones in posttraumatic inflammations/Clinical double blind study in the postoperative treatment of episiotomy (author's transl)

Arzneimittel-Forschung
A Pethö

Abstract

A clinical double-blind study of the effectiveness of the benzopyrone product 5.6-benzo-alpha-pyron + 3',4',7-tris-(hydroxy-ethyl)-rutin (coumarin + troxerutin, Venalot) was investigated in 560 patients following medio-lateral episiotomy. The compound was investigated at various dose levels, and its active components coumarin and troxerutin separately. It was shown that the symptoms of posttraumatic inflammation like edema, rubor around the incision wound, and posttraumatic pain as well as consumption of analgesics and the postoperative scar formation were beneficially influenced by the drug. As a guideline for dosing, 1 mg/kg/d related to the coumarin content, was calculated. The efficacy of the combination of the active compounds was superior to that found with the components applied separately. The significance of episiotomy as clinical model for posttraumatic inflammation in general is discussed and application of the benzopyrone product above all in plastic surgery is suggested.

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