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Methods | Randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled Medications administered in the recovery room |
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Participants | Type of surgery: knee ligamentoplasty Propacetamol group Entered/completing: 30/29 Age (mean, SD): 25.5 ± 5.6 Sex (male, %): 97 Placebo group Entered/completing: 30/28 Age (mean, SD): 26.3 ± 5.8 Sex (male, %): 90 |
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Interventions | Intervention: 2 g propacetamol in 125 ml 5% dextrose over 15 min Placebo: 125 ml 5% dextrose |
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Outcomes | Opioid consumption (morphine via PCA) Pain intensity (VAS 0 to 100 and 5‐point VRS) and derived summary measures Global efficacy (5‐point VRS) |
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Source of funding | Not reported | |
Were treatment groups comparable at baseline? | Yes: demographics, duration of surgery | |
Details of preoperative pain | Not reported | |
Notes | — | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not described |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Not described |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Not described |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Data presented for some outcomes from all participants, but for other outcomes from only those apparently completing the study |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | All outcomes from Methods section reported in Results section |
Size | High risk | Fewer than 50 participants per arm of the study (30 propacetamol, 30 placebo) |