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Table 2 Pain scores in study groups

From: Sublingual buprenorphine for acute renal colic pain management: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial

Group

NRS0*

NRS20*

NRS40*

Rescue analgesia**

Buprenorphine

9.84 (±0.50)

5.22 (±2.66)

2.30 (±2.09)

5 (13.5%)

Morphine

9.78 (±0.55)

4.25 (±2.51)

1.78 (±2.45)

2 (6.25%)

  1. *Mean numerical rating score (±SD) at baseline and after 20 and 40 minutes.
  2. **Number of patients who needed rescue analgesia after 40 minutes.
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1865-1380

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