Kampe 2006.
Methods | Randomized, double‐blind, active‐controlled Medications administered 30 min before the end of surgery |
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Participants | Type of surgery: breast cancer (breast conserving or total mastectomy, balanced between groups) Propacetamol group Entered/completing: 20/20 Age (mean, SD): 52 ± 10.2 Sex (male, %): 0 Dipyrone group Entered/completing: 20/20 Age (mean, SD): 55.9 ± 8.7 Sex (male, %): 0 |
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Interventions | Intervention: 1 g propacetamol in 100 ml solution over 15 min Control: 1 g dipyrone |
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Outcomes | Pain intensity at rest and on coughing (VAS) Opioid consumption (piritramide via PCA) Patient satisfaction (categorical) |
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Source of funding | In part supported by a grant from BristoΙ‐Myers Squibb GmbFΙ, München, Germany, with publication support provided by the Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Cologne | |
Were treatment groups comparable at baseline? | Yes: demographics, type of procedure | |
Details of preoperative pain | Not reported | |
Notes | — | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Randomization was based on a computer‐generated code |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | Randomization results were sealed in sequentially numbered, opaque envelopes |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | The infusions were made to look identical; participants and investigators were blinded to the study treatment |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | "The data for all patients were eligible for statistical analysis." |
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 (20 propacetamol, 20 dipyrone) |