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Single dose oral meloxicam usage, before inguinal hernia repair under local anaesthesia, reduces the severity of pain and improves patient comfort.
ABSTRACT
Aim: To investigate the effect of the administration of a single dose of meloxicam pre-emptively on postoperative pain management in patients who underwent inguinal hernia repair under local anaesthesia.