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1,655 questions · 1,751 findings · 147 reviews · Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care

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Intravenous ketorolac vs placebo

Participant‐reported pain relief of 50% or greater · adults (mean study ages 23 to 67 years) with acute postoperative pain after abdominal/pelvic, dental or orthopedic surgeries

It is very uncertain whether intravenous ketorolac changes number of participants with at least 50% pain relief over 4 hours compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous ketorolac vs NSAIDs

Number of women requiring rescue medication · adults (mean study ages 23 to 67 years) with acute postoperative pain after abdominal/pelvic, dental or orthopedic surgeries

It is very uncertain whether intravenous ketorolac changes number of participants using rescue medication over 4 or 6 hours… compared with another NSAID (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous ketorolac vs NSAIDs

Number of participants reporting an adverse event · adults (mean study ages 23 to 67 years) with acute postoperative pain after abdominal/pelvic, dental or orthopedic surgeries

Intravenous ketorolac showed no clear difference in number of participants reporting any adverse event compared with another NSAID (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous ketorolac vs NSAIDs

Number of participants experiencing any serious adverse events · adults (mean study ages 23 to 67 years) with acute postoperative pain after abdominal/pelvic, dental or orthopedic surgeries

Intravenous ketorolac showed no clear difference in number of participants experiencing a serious adverse event compared with another NSAID (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous ketorolac vs placebo

Relief of pain · adults (mean study ages 23 to 67 years) with acute postoperative pain after abdominal/pelvic, dental or orthopedic surgeries

Intravenous ketorolac may leads to higher number of participants with at least 50% pain relief over 6 hours compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous ketorolac vs placebo

Use of rescue medication · adults (mean study ages 23 to 67 years) with acute postoperative pain after abdominal/pelvic, dental or orthopedic surgeries

It is very uncertain whether intravenous ketorolac changes number of participants using rescue medication over 4 or 6 hours… compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous ketorolac vs placebo

Number of participants reporting an adverse event · adults (mean study ages 23 to 67 years) with acute postoperative pain after abdominal/pelvic, dental or orthopedic surgeries

Intravenous ketorolac showed no clear difference in number of participants reporting any adverse event compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous ketorolac vs placebo

Number of participants experiencing any serious adverse events · adults (mean study ages 23 to 67 years) with acute postoperative pain after abdominal/pelvic, dental or orthopedic surgeries

Intravenous ketorolac showed no clear difference in number of participants experiencing a serious adverse event compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous ketorolac vs NSAIDs

Participant‐reported pain relief of 50% or greater · adults (mean study ages 23 to 67 years) with acute postoperative pain after abdominal/pelvic, dental or orthopedic surgeries

Intravenous ketorolac showed no clear difference in number of participants with at least 50% pain relief over 4 hours compared with another NSAID (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous ketorolac vs NSAIDs

Relief of pain · adults (mean study ages 23 to 67 years) with acute postoperative pain after abdominal/pelvic, dental or orthopedic surgeries

Intravenous ketorolac showed no clear difference in number of participants with at least 50% pain relief over 6 hours compared with another NSAID (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ibuprofen vs placebo

At least 50% reduction in pain · health problem or population

It is very uncertain whether summary of Findings Table ‐ Ibuprofen changes number of participants with at least 50% pain relief at 4 hours compared with placebo (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Summary of Findings Table ‐ Ibuprofen 300 mg vs paracetamol

Number of participants reporting an adverse event · health problem or population

It is very uncertain whether summary of Findings Table ‐ Ibuprofen 300 mg changes number of participants reporting or experiencing any adverse event compared with active comparator (acetaminophen) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review