Cochrane · systematic review · CD004309

Single dose oral etoricoxib for acute postoperative pain in adults

Clarke, R, Derry, S, Moore, RA · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library

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Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 50%Moderate 1 · 25%High 1 · 25%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Comparison

Population: adults with moderate or severe acute postoperative pain
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
At least 50% of maximum pain relief over 4 to 6 hours
RR 5.6 [4, 7.8]NRHigh
Participants with at least 1 adverse event
RR 0.93 [0.74, 1.2]NRModerate
Participants with a serious adverse event
no estimate extractedNRLow
Deaths
no estimate extractedNRLow