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Table 2 Pain intensity among the 3 groups during the first 24 hours after surgery

From: Comparing parecoxib and ketorolac as preemptive analgesia in patients undergoing posterior lumbar spinal fusion: a prospective randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial

Time (hours)

Pain scores*

 

Control

Ketorolac

Parecoxib

0

8.5(1.98)

6.1(3.30)

6.3(2.80)

1

6.9(2.00)

5.3(2.56)

5.9(2.09)

2

7.0(2.30)

6.2(2.85)

6.0(2.59)

3

6.0(2.16)

6.0(2.97)

6.0(2.58)

4

6.0(2.37)

5.7(2.58)

6.3(1.84)

6

5.8(2.25)

5.7(2.34)

6.0(1.53)

12

4.8(2.40)

5.2(2.10)

5.6(1.84)

18

5.0(2.24)

5.4(2.34)

5.2(1.79)

24

4.3(1.97)

4.7(2.05)

5.0(1.99)

  1. *The values are given as mean and standard deviation.
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