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. 2015 Jun 2;2015(6):CD003348. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003348.pub3

Rosen 1998.

Study characteristics
Methods Parallel, 48 h for all outcomes other than LOS
Participants PCA 36, control 36
Major gynecologic laparoscopy
Interventions PCA: morphine. Bolus/lockout/4 h limit: 1.5 mg/5 min/NR
Control: IM morphine 7.5 mg to 10 mg (frequency not specified)
Outcomes Pain intensity, opioid consumption, patient satisfaction, LOS, sedation, nausea, vomiting
Source of funding Not mentioned
Notes QS = 2 (R = 1, DB = 0, W = 1)
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Not described
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not mentioned
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias)
All outcomes High risk Not blinded
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Low risk Method of analysis and number of participants completing study not described, but appears from results that all participants were included in analyses
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All outcomes described in Methods section are reported in Results section
Other bias Unclear risk Smallsample size