Administration of analgesics in patients with acute abdominal pain: a survey of the practice of doctors in a developing country

Table 3 Views of respondents regarding effects of analgesics on the evolution of signs, diagnosis and patient outcome

Interference with evolution of signs:
Group:	Yes		No	Total
Experienced	266		28	294
Less experienced	189		56	245
	455		84	539
X² = 2.5798, p > 0.1
Effect on diagnosis:
Group	Enhance	Impair	No effect	Total
Experienced	7	238	49	294
Less experienced	21	182	42	245
	28	420	91	539
X² = 1.598, p > 0.4
Effect on outcome:
Group	Adverse	Beneficial	None	Total
Experienced	147	70	77	294
Less experienced	147	42	56	245
	294	112	133	539
X² = 0.8443, p > 0.6

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