Table 7.

Summary of Total Opioid Consumption (Mean ± SD*) by Time Interval

Interval	Meloxicam IV	Placebo
0‒24 hrs
n	282	96
Mean ± SD	22.1 ± 22.75	31.1 ± 30.87
P value	0.0032
24‒48 hrs
n	275	93
Mean ± SD	11.7 ± 18.67	15.7 ± 23.92
P value	0.0362
48‒72 hrs
n	126	41
Mean ± SD	5.3 ± 11.13	8.6 ± 22.80
P value	0.2178
0‒48 hrs
n	282	96
Mean ± SD	33.5 ± 37.05	46.3 ± 46.51
P value	0.0032
0‒72 hrs
n	282	96
Mean ± SD	35.9 ± 40.86	50.0 ± 55.59
P value	0.0037
During treatment
n	282	96
Mean ± SD	36.8 ± 42.69	50.3 ± 55.74
P value	0.0081

Note: *Intravenous morphine equivalent dose (mg).

Abbreviations: IV, intravenous; SD, standard deviation.