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. 2016 May 23;2016(5):CD007126. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007126.pub3

Tuncel 2012.

Methods Local wound infiltration versus IV paracetamol versus IV lornoxicam 30 min before extubation. Additional analgesia with tramadol and as required pethidine.
Participants Type of surgery: laparoscopic renal and adrenal surgery
Paracetamol group
Entered/completing: 20/not reported
Age (mean, SD): not reported
Sex (male, %): not reported
Lornoxicam group
Entered/completing: 20/not reported
Age (mean, SD): not reported
Sex (male, %): not reported
Interventions Paracetamol 1 g 30 min before extubation, then 5 g in 24 h postop, frequency/timing not reported
0.25% levobupivacaine infiltration to trocar incisions (not included in our analysis)
Lornoxicam: 8 mg IV 30 min before extubation and another 8 mg during 24 h postop. Frequency not reported.
Outcomes Primary: pain VAS scores
Secondary: cumulative tramadol and pethidine consumption
Source of funding Not reported
Were treatment groups comparable at baseline? Not reported
Details of preoperative pain Not reported
Notes Abstract
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Not reported
Allocation concealment (selection bias) High risk Not reported, and not stated to be unblinded
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Not stated that study was blinded
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Unclear how many participants completed the study
Selective reporting (reporting bias) High risk Most of the outcomes not reported
Size High risk Fewer than 50 participants per arm of the study (20 paracetamol, 20 lornoxicam)