Table 3 Administration of analgesics: drug types and administration routes
From: Increased analgesia administration in emergency medicine after implementation of revised guidelines
Pre-implementation | Post-implementation | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Administration of analgesics | 277 (25.4) | 323 (31.7) | 0.001 |
Drug types | |||
Acetaminophen | 175 (16.1) | 204 (20.0) | 0.018 |
NSAID | 32 (2.9) | 19 (1.9) | 0.11 |
Tramadol | 4 (0.4) | 4 (0.4) | 0.92 |
Piritramid | 5 (0.5) | 2 (0.2) | 0.30 |
Drug combinationa | 61 (5.6) | 94 (9.2) | 0.001 |
Administration routes | |||
By mouth | 171 (15.7) | 208 (20.4) | 0.005 |
Intravenous | 106 (9.7) | 115 (11.3) | 0.24 |