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Table 2 Change in pain

From: Preoperative pain treatment in acute abdomen in Osogbo, Nigeria: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study

Agent

Tramadol

Placebo

Frequency of pain score

P1

P2

P1

P2

0

-

3

-

-

1

-

3

1

2

2

-

6

5

8

3

-

2

1

7

4

5

9

9

3

5

11

6

9

16

6

1

6

3

3

7

4

6

8

6

8

9

4

5

1

9

6

1

2

2

10

10

-

6

1

Total (n)

46

46

49

49

Wilcoxon signed-rank test (for equality of median)

PI > P2

PI > P2

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001