Table 2.
NRS trend every 30 min after ibuprofen or ketorolac administration
| Pain scores NRS-11 | Severe | Moderate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ibuprofen (n = 63) |
Ketorolac (n = 62) |
p |
Ibuprofen (n = 43) |
Ketorolac (n = 44) |
p | |
| Difference T0-T60, median (SD) | 2.0 (1.0–4.0) | 1.0 (1.0–3.0) | 0.36 | 1.0 (0.0–3.0) | 1.5 (1.0–2.0) | 0.49 |
| Difference T0-T30, median (IQR) | 1.0 (0.0–2.0) | 1.0 (0.0–2.0) | 0.78 | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 1.0 (0.0–2.0) | 0.22 |
| Difference T0-T90, median (IQR) | 3.0 (1.0–5.0) | 2.0 (1.0–3.3) | 0.06 | 2.0 (1.0–4.0) | 2.0 (1.0–3.8) | 0.71 |
| Difference T0-T120, median (IQR) | 3.0 (1.0–6.0) | 3.0 (1.0–5.0) | 0.29 | 3.0 (1.0–4.0) | 2.0 (2.0–4.0) | 0.96 |
| Pain scores at T30, median (IQR) | 6.0 (6.0–8.0) | 7.0 (6.0–8.0) | 0.08 | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | 5.0 (4.0–5.0) | 0.24 |
| Pain scores at T60, median (IQR) | 6.0 (4.0–7.0) | 6.0 (5.0–7.0) | 0.03 | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 4.0 (2.0–5.0) | 0.44 |
| Pain scores at T90, median (IQR) | 5.0 (3.0–6.0) | 6.0 (5.0–7.0) | 0.008 | 3.0 (2.0–5.0) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 0.58 |
| Pain scores at T120, median (IQR) | 4.0 (2.0–6.0) | 5.0 (3.0–6.3) | 0.12 | 3.0 (1.8–4.0) | 3.0 (1.3–4.0) | 0.58 |
| Pain score decrease > 3 at T30, n (%) | 2 (3.2) | 1 (1.6) | 1.00a | 3 (7.0) | 1 (2.3) | 0.36a |
| Pain score decrease > 3 at T60, n (%) | 18 (28.6) | 11 (17.7) | 0.15 | 7 (16.3) | 9 (20.5) | 0.62 |
| Pain score decrease > 3 at T90, n (%) | 29 (46.0) | 15 (24.2) | 0.01 | 11 (25.6) | 11 (25.0) | 0.95 |
| Pain score decrease > 3 at T120, n (%) | 30 (47.6) | 26 (41.9) | 0.52 | 12 (27.9) | 15 (34.1) | 0.53 |
| Pain score < 4 points at T30, n (%) | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 1.00a | 8 (18.6) | 10 (22.7) | 0.64 |
| Pain score < 4 points at T60, n (%) | 11 (17.5) | 4 (6.5) | 0.06 | 15 (34.9) | 15 (34.1) | 0.94 |
| Pain score < 4 points at T90, n (%) | 21 (33.3) | 10 (16.1) | 0.03 | 22 (51.2) | 24 (54.5) | 0.75 |
| Pain score < 4 points at T120, n (%) | 24 (38.1) | 19 (30.6) | 0.38 | 26 (61.9) | 31 (70.5) | 0.40 |
aFisher exact test