Table 4. Summary of the main qualitative/quantitative characteristics of the eligible studies.
| Author, year | Lost to follow-up | Total number of patients | Pain assessment: mean | Postoperative analgesic consumption (time to the first rescue) | Conclusion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day (24h) | Day (48h) | Day (72h) | |||||
| Degirmenci and Yalcin (24) | G 1: 2 G 2: 0 |
G 1: 20 G 2: 20 |
G1:36.75* G2:35.37* |
G1:37.5 G2: 30 |
G1:31.5 G2: 10 |
G1: Seven analgesics (240 min) G2: Eight analgesics (240 min) |
The study found no difference in the classification of pain and time to first analgesic rescue among the groups evaluated. |
| Demirbas et al. (7) | G 1: 0 G 3: 0 |
G 1: 25 G 3: 25 |
G1:14.5% G3:42.6% |
-- -- |
-- -- |
G1: 640 mg (in 24h) G3: 1840 mg (in 24h) |
Preemptive use of IV Ibuprofen decreases the experience of pain and requirement for rescue analgesia within the first 24 h after surgery. |
| Küpeli and Gülnahar (25) | G 2: 0 G 3: 0 |
G 2: -- G 3: -- |
G2: -- G3: -- |
-- -- |
-- -- |
G 2: -- G 3: -- |
Pain scores were higher in the placebo group than in the Ibuprofen group alone. |
G 1: group 1; G 2: group 2; G 3: group 3; IV: intravenous; * arithmetic average; --: the absolute value or average was not expressed in the manuscript.