Intravenous diclofenac vs placebo
At least 50% reduction in pain · Adults (mean study ages 25 to 55 years) with acute postoperative pain after dental, mixed minor, abdominal, or orthopedic surgeries
Intravenous diclofenac may leads to higher number of participants with at least 50% pain relief at 4 hours compared with placebo (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
- Single‐dose intravenous diclofenac for acute postoperative pain in adults 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 2.8 [2, 4]3 studies · 277 participantsLow
- Single‐dose intravenous diclofenac for acute postoperative pain in adults 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.8 [1.4, 2.2]4 studies · 436 participantsLow