Variable | Placebo (n = 28) | Etoricoxib (n = 28) | p value |
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Number of patients who consumed the first rescue analgesic medication during the period of evaluation (24 h) | 21 (75%) | 8(28.6%) | .001b |
Number (%) of patients requiring no rescue analgesic medication during the period of evaluation (24 h) | 7(25%) | 20(71.4%) | .001b |
Total analgesic consumption for postoperative 24 h (tablets) (mean ± SD) | 1.1 ± 0.9 | 0.4 ± 0.9 | .004a |