Table 2.

Drugs from the WHO analgesic ladder used, depending on the mode of admission.

Type of Drugs According to the WHO Analgesic Ladder		Emergency Mode (n = 37)	Scheduled Mode (n = 179)
Step 3 drugs	administered	29	71
		78.38%	39.66%
	cessation of treatment	8	108
		21.62%	60.34%
Test χ2, r(x,y) = 0.2925, p < 0.001
Step 2 drugs	administered	22	72
		59.46%	40.22%
	cessation of treatment	15	107
		40.54%	59.78%
Test χ2, r(X,Y) = 0.1462, p = 0.032