TABLE 3.
Prescribed analgesia within the continuum of care in the EC.
| Medication | Presentation |
Treatment |
Discharge |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Paracetamol | 98 | 10.0 | 116 | 11.9 | 255 | 26.1 | 469 | 48.0 |
| Ibuprofen | 25 | 2.6 | 58 | 5.9 | 160 | 16.4 | 243 | 24.9 |
| Tramadol | 9 | 0.9 | 33 | 3.4 | 50 | 5.1 | 92 | 9.4 |
| Morphine (IVI/IMI) | 10/1 | 1.0/0.1 | 29/0 | 3.0/0.0 | 1/0 | 0.1/0.0 | 40/1 | 4.1/0.1 |
| Ketamine (IVI/IMI/PO) | 0/1/0 | 0.0/0.1/0.0 | 2/9/1 | 0.2/0.9/0.1 | 0/0/0 | 0.0/0.0/0.0 | 2/10/1 | 0.2/1.0/0.1 |
| Tilidine (Valoron drops) | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Diclofenac IMI | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Fentanyl IVI | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.3 |
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| Total† | 145 | 14.9 | 260 | 26.6 | 467 | 47.8 | 872 | 89.3 |
Presentation: Medication prescribed on presentation to hospital; Treatment: Medication prescribed during treatment of the patient; Discharge: Medication prescribed on discharge of the patient for ongoing out-patient treatment.
PO, per os; IVI, Intravenous injection; IMI, Intramuscular injection.
†
, Totals exclude prescriptions in the EC of pethidine, naproxen, indomethacin, ethyl chloride (1 prescription each) and lignocaine (only prescribed during treatment).