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Table 4 Comparison of the average dosage and number of patients during 24-h rescue analgesic intake among groups

From: Does low dose of etoricoxib play pre-emptive analgesic effect in third molar surgery? A randomized clinical trial

Variable

Placebo

(n = 28)

Etoricoxib

(n = 28)

p value

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

  1. Data are presented as mean (standard deviation) or number
  2. aBy t test
  3. bBy χ2 test