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Table 2 Management of post cesarean section pain in the first 24 h

From: Postoperative pain after cesarean section: assessment and management in a tertiary hospital in a low-income country

Treatment group

T0 (N = 319)

T6 (N = 311)

T24 (N = 296)

n

%

n

%

n

%

Diclofenac only

80

25

77

25

76

26

Pethidine only

23

7

23

7

21

7

Intrathecal morphine only

3

1

3

1

3

1

Tramadol only

35

11

34

11

31

10

Multiple analgesicsa

46

15

45

15

43

15

No analgesics

132

41

129

41

122

41

  1. aMultiple analgesics included anyone who received more than one analgesic drugs, of any kind