Table 5. Summary of Studies Addressing Postoperative Pain [10, 11, 13, 18, 20, 22].
Studies | Drugs | Clinical variable - pain |
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Lauta et al, 2010 [11] | Sevoflurane/remifentanil vs. propofol/remifentanil | No statistical difference |
Guy et al, 1997 [10] | Remifentanil vs. fentanyl | No statistical difference |
Talke et al, 2002 [13] | Propofol vs. isoflurane vs. propofol/isoflurane | No statistical difference |
Gerlach et al, 2003 [18] | Remifentanil/propofol vs. sufentanil/propofol | No statistical difference |
Van der Zwan et al, 2005 [22] | Remifentanil/piritramide vs. fentanyl | Remifentanil - more pain postoperatively Not statistically significant |
Djian et al, 2006 [20] | Remifentanil vs. sufentanil | Remifentanil - greater use of morphine postoperatively (P = 0.016) |