Table V.

The mean number of suppositories used as rescue analgesia

	Steroid (n = 38)	No steroid (n = 37)	p-value
On the night of surgery	0 (0 to 2)	0 (0 to 1)	0.77
Post-operative day 1	0 (0 to 2)	1 (0 to 2)	0.021
Post-operative day 2	0 (0 to 2)	0 (0 to 2)	0.62
Post-operative day 3	0 (0 to 2)	0 (0 to 1)	0.57

All p-values were determined with Student’s t-test