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Single dose oral diclofenac for acute postoperative pain in adults

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Herbertson 1995MethodsParticipantsRCT, DB, 4 parallel groups, s<strong>in</strong>gle <strong>oral</strong> <strong>dose</strong>Medication adm<strong>in</strong>istered when basel<strong>in</strong>e <strong>pa<strong>in</strong></strong> was of moderate to severe <strong>in</strong>tensityPa<strong>in</strong> assessed at 0, 30 and 60 m<strong>in</strong>s, then hourly to 8 hours.Gynaecological surgeryN = 217All FMean age = 43 yrsInterventions Diclofenac K 50 mg, n = 52Diclofenac K 100 mg, n = 52Aspir<strong>in</strong> 650 mg, n = 53Placebo, n =52OutcomesNotesPI: std 4 po<strong>in</strong>t scalePR: std 5 po<strong>in</strong>t scalePGE: std 5 po<strong>in</strong>t scaleOx<strong>for</strong>d Quality Score: R1, DB1, W1Rescue medication permitted after 1 hour, but 2 hours recommended. No details of drug usedHersh 2004MethodsParticipantsRCT, DB, double dummy, 4 parallel groups, s<strong>in</strong>gle <strong>oral</strong> <strong>dose</strong>Medication adm<strong>in</strong>istered when basel<strong>in</strong>e <strong>pa<strong>in</strong></strong> was of moderate to severe <strong>in</strong>tensityPa<strong>in</strong> assessed at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120 m<strong>in</strong>s, then hourly to 6 hoursThird molar extractionN = 265M = 111, F = 154Mean age 21 yrsInterventions Diclofenac K 25 mg, n = 63Diclofenac K 50 mg, n = 68Diclofenac K 100 mg, n = 66Placebo, n = 68OutcomesNotesPI: std 4 po<strong>in</strong>t scalePR: std 5 po<strong>in</strong>t scalePGE: std 5 po<strong>in</strong>t scaleNumbers us<strong>in</strong>g rescue medicationTime to use of rescue medicationNumbers with any adverse eventWithdrawalsOx<strong>for</strong>d Quality Score: R2, DB2, W1Rescue medication permitted after 1 hour (hydrocodone/paracetamol 5/500 mg or oxycodone/paracetamol 5/325mg)<strong>S<strong>in</strong>gle</strong> <strong>dose</strong> <strong>oral</strong> <strong>diclofenac</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>acute</strong> <strong>postoperative</strong> <strong>pa<strong>in</strong></strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>adults</strong> (Review)Copyright © 2011 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.28

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