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

Table 4 Views of respondents regarding the effects of analgesics on evolution of signs, diagnosis and patient outcome

Interference with evolution of signs:
Group:	Yes		No	Total
Surgeons	189		56	245
Non-surgeons	266		28	294
X² = 2.5798, p > 0.1
Effect on diagnosis:
Group	Enhance	Impair	No effect	Total
Surgeons	21	175	49	245
Non-surgeons	7	245	42	294
	28	42	91	539
X² = 2.1248, p > 0.3
Effect on outcome:
Group	Adverse	Beneficial	None	Total
Surgeons	112	77	56	245
Non-surgeons	182	35	77	294
	294	112	133	539
X² = 4.5055, p > 0.1

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