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Single dose oral diclofenac for acute postoperative pain in adults

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• The proportion of participants experienc<strong>in</strong>g at least 50%<strong>pa<strong>in</strong></strong> relief over 4 to 6 hours with <strong>diclofenac</strong> 25 mg was 53%(131/248; range 46% to 62%).• The proportion of participants experienc<strong>in</strong>g at least 50%<strong>pa<strong>in</strong></strong> relief with placebo was 15% (37/254; range 8% to 29%).• The relative benefit of treatment compared with placebowas 3.6 (2.6 to 5.0), giv<strong>in</strong>g an NNT <strong>for</strong> at least 50% <strong>pa<strong>in</strong></strong> reliefover 4 to 6 hours of 2.6 (2.2 to 3.3).Diclofenac 50 mg versus placeboEleven studies (13 treatment arms) with 1325 participants provideddata (Ahlstrom 1993; Bakshi 1992; Bakshi 1994; Chang2002; Cooper 1996; Herbertson 1995; Hersh 2004; Hofele 2006;Mehlisch 1995; Nelson 1994; Olson 1997) (please see Table 1 andFigure 2).Figure 2.Forest plot of comparison: 2 Diclofenac 50 mg v placebo, outcome: 2.1 Participants with at least50% <strong>pa<strong>in</strong></strong> relief over 4 to 6 hours.<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.7

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