Table 2.
Therapeutic procedures
| Acute therapy in the ED | Therapeutic recommendations at discharge | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All n = 408 (%) |
Linz, Austria n = 227 (%) |
Milan, Italy n = 181 (%) |
All n = 401 (%) |
Linz, Austria n = 231 (%) |
Milan, Italy n = 170 (%) |
|
| NSAIDs | 237 (58.0) | 142 (62.5) | 95 (52.5) | 164 (40.9) | 102 (44.1) | 62 (36,5) |
| Steroids | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Triptans | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (2.2) | 3 (1.3) | 6 (3.5) |
| Acetaminophen | 58 (14.2) | 18 (7.9) | 40 (22.1) | 50 (12.5) | 28 (12.1) | 22 (12.9) |
| Others | 94 (23.0) | 53 (23.3) | 41 (22.7) | 155 (38.7) | 75 (32.5) | 80 (4.7) |
| missing data | 17 (4.1) | 17 (7.4) | 0 (0) | 23 (5.7) | 0 (0) | 23 (13.5) |
ED Emergency department, NSAIDs Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, N/A Non applicable