Table 2.

Comparison of tramadol consumption (mean ± SD).

	Group C (n = 25)	IV Group (n = 25)	IM Group (n = 25)	p
5 mins	11.52 ± 7.33∗	10.24 ± 7.84	5.76 ± 7.84∗	0.025
15 mins	22.40 ± 10.33∗	18.56 ± 8.86	12.16 ± 9.56∗	0.001
30 mins	32.64 ± 9.78∗	28.16 ± 10.61∗	19.20 ± 12.22∗	0.000
45 mins	46.08 ± 10.65∗	41.60 ± 14.61∗	30.08 ± 15.54∗	0.000
60 mins	60.16 ± 11.57∗	53.12 ± 14.40	44.80 ± 29.57∗	0.031
4 hours	164.48 ± 43.94∗	126.08 ± 49.60∗	88.32 ± 40.56∗	0.000
8 hours	266.24 ± 65.46∗	195.20 ± 65.65∗	139.52 ± 53.37∗	0.000
12 hours	298.72 ± 57.65∗	247.68 ± 62.87∗	199.76 ± 59.80∗	0.000
24 hours	335.72 ± 59.09∗	283.68 ± 64.61∗	240.76 ± 61.19∗	0.000

^∗Statistically significant (p < 0.05).