TABLE 4.
Type and frequency of analgesic medications given by parents/caregivers in the first and second 24 h postdischarge (n=225)
| Analgesic medications |
Dose received
|
|
|---|---|---|
| First 24 h postdischarge, n (%) | Second 24 h postdischarge, n (%) | |
| Acetaminophen only | 90 (40.0) | 29 (12.9) |
| Acetaminophen and ibuprofen | 21 (9.3) | 4 (1.8) |
| Acetaminophen with codeine | 45 (20.0) | 15 (6.7) |
| Ibuprofen only | 4 (1.8) | 6 (2.7) |
| Ibuprofen, acetaminophen with codeine and acetaminophen | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) |
| Naproxen | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) |
| Naproxen and acetaminophen with codeine | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| Acetaminophen with codeine and ibuprofen | 7 (3.1) | 1 (0.4) |
| Tramacet | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) |
| Total that received medication | 172 (76.3) | 57 (24.9) |
| No medications | 53 (23.7) | 168 (75.1) |
| Total | 225 (100) | 225 (100) |