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NSAIDs vs opioid: Need for additional pain relief (6 to 8 hours)
- Population
- women who have given birth vaginally, requiring analgesia for after‐birth pains.
- Intervention
- NSAIDs
- Comparison
- opioid
- Outcome
- Need for additional pain relief (6 to 8 hours)
NSAID showed no clear difference in need for additional pain relief (6 to 8 hours) compared with opioid (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
NSAID vs opioid Need for additional pain relief (6 to 8 hours) · women who have given birth vaginally, requiring analgesia for after‐birth pains. NSAID showed no clear difference in need for additional pain relief (6 to 8 hours) compared with opioid (low certainty). Relief of pain due to uterine cramping/involution after birth (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.37 [0.12, 1.12] | 2 studies · 232 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relief of pain due to uterine cramping/involution after birth 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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