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. 2011 Jun 11;73(5):346–351. doi: 10.1007/s12262-011-0324-4

Table 6.

Percentage distribution according to postoperative analgesic requirement

Analgesic requirement Opium addicts Non-addicts
N = 71 % N = 50 %
No drug 0 0.0 0 0.0
NSAIDs alone 0 0.0 13 26.0
Tramadol alone 1 1.4 2 4.0
NSAIDs+tramadol 17 23.9 35 70.0
Tramadol+butorphanol 1 1.4 0 0.0
NSAIDs+tramadol+opium oral or P/R 32 45.1 0 0.0
NSAIDs+tramadol+butorphanol 18 25.4 0 0.0
NSAIDs+tramadol+buprenorphine 2 2.8 0 0.0