[Nalbuphine hydrochloride (Nubain) for postoperative analgesia]

A new opioid analgetic (Nalbufin hydrochloride) was applied to 28 patients having undergone abdominal operations. The time of application of the analgetic agent was determined by the patient himself, in accordance with the five-grade classification of pain, offered by Beaver and Feise. It is pointed out that nalbufin hydrochloride has adequate analgetic power and duration of analgetic activity which makes it suitable for postoperative analgesia.