Comparison 5. Dexketoprofen 10 mg or 12.5 mg versus placebo.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Participants with ≥ 50% pain relief over 4‐6 hours	5	480	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.43 [1.79, 3.28]
1.1 Dental surgery	4	373	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.16 [2.08, 4.80]
1.2 Other surgery	1	107	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.53 [1.00, 2.35]
2 Participants using rescue medication over 6‐8 hours	5	480	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.68 [0.58, 0.81]
2.1 6 hours	4	373	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.73 [0.61, 0.86]
2.2 8 hours	1	107	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.49 [0.30, 0.82]
3 Participants with any adverse event	4	380	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.70 [0.36, 1.35]