Table 1.

Drugs from the WHO analgesic ladder used in postoperative care.

Type of Drugs According to the WHO Analgesic Ladder		Department of Cardiosurgery (n = 112)	Department of General and Endocrine Surgery (n = 104)
Step 3 drugs	administered	64	36
		57.14%	34.62%
	cessation of treatment	48	68
		42.86%	65.38%
Test χ2, r(x,y) = 0.2257, p < 0.001
Step 2 drugs	administered	56	38
		50.00%	36.54%
	cessation of treatment	56	66
		50.00%	63.46%
Test χ2, r(X,Y) = 0.1357, p = 0.046