NSAIDs vs placebo: Need for additional analgesia (4 hours after administration)
- Population
- women with perineal pain in the early postpartum period
- Intervention
- NSAIDs
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Need for additional analgesia (4 hours after administration)
NSAID probably leads to lower need for additional analgesia(4 hours after administration) compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
NSAID vs placebo Need for additional analgesia(4 hours after administration) · women with perineal pain in the early postpartum period NSAID probably leads to lower need for additional analgesia(4 hours after administration) compared with placebo (moderate certainty). Oral non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (single dose) for perineal pain in the early postpartum period (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.39 [0.26, 0.58] | 4 studies · 486 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (single dose) for perineal pain in the early postpartum period 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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