Table 4. .
Patients Requiring No Analgesics and Those Taking Ibuprofen or Ibuprofen/Acetaminophen, Plus Those Requiring Opioids, As Well As the Mean Number of Ibuprofen or Ibuprofen/Acetaminophen Combination Tablets Taken by Day
|
Study Group |
Requiring No Analgesics, # (%) |
Taking I or IA, # (%) |
Requiring Opioids, # (%) |
Average # of I or IA Tablets Taken/Day, Mean ± SD |
|
| Day 1 | I (n = 49) | 7 (14) | 42 (86) | 13 (26) | 4.5 ± 3.0 |
| IA (n = 53) | 10 (19) | 43 (81) | 12 (23) | 5.2 ± 4.0 | |
| Day 2 | I (n = 36) | 12 (35) | 24 (67) | 6 (17) | 3.8 ± 3.4 |
| IA (n = 41) | 14 (34) | 27 (66) | 4 (10) | 3.9 ± 3.8 | |
| Day 3 | I (n = 30) | 12 (40) | 18 (60) | 1 (3) | 3.6 ± 3.7 |
| IA (n = 37) | 16 (43) | 21 (57) | 2 (5) | 3.0 ± 3.6 | |
| Day 4 | I (n = 29) | 14 (48) | 15 (52) | 0 (0) | 2.9 ± 3.3 |
| IA (n = 35) | 19 (54) | 16 (46) | 0 (0) | 2.7 ± 3.8 | |
| Total Number of Patients Requiring Opioids | |||||
|
Study Group |
# |
% |
P Value |
||
| I (n = 49) | 20 | 41% | .8149 | ||
| IA (n = 53) | 18 | 34% | |||