Aoki 2002.

Methods	Study design: parallel‐group randomized controlled trial Sample size: 40 Country: Japan Setting: secondary care hospital Dates conducted: not reported Postoperative opioid used and delivery: not reported Pain score collection: not reported Concurrent postoperative analgesics: not reported
Participants	Inclusion criteria Minor ear, neck and nose surgery Exclusion criteria (not reported)
Interventions	Group Second (20 participants): 1 mg/kg flurbiprofen IV at the end of surgery Group Third (20 participants): 1 mg/kg IV flurbiprofen before the start of surgery
Outcomes	Number requiring analgesia (%) Time without analgesics Serum concentration of flurbiprofen Postoperative pain
Notes	Funding: not reported Declarations of interest: not reported Authors contacted: yes Other: not included as unable to translate. Concluded "...administration of flurbiprofen before the start of surgery is more effective for peri‐operative analgesia in minor ear, neck and nose surgery".