Dexamethasone as an Analgesic Adjunct for Postcesarean Delivery Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Postoperative analgesic outcomes.

Time	Dexamethasone (n = 23)	Placebo (n = 24)	value
Total opioid consumption in morphine equivalents (mg)
24 h	15 (7.5, 20.0)	13.8 (2.5, 31.2)	0.740
48 h	20 (10.0, 40.0)	22.5 (3.75, 48.7)	0.709
Pain score at rest
2 h	2 (0.0, 4.0)	3.5 (1.5, 5.0)	0.190
24 h	2 (0.0, 3.0)	2.5 (1.0, 4.2)	0.267
48 h	2 (0.0, 3.0)	2 (0.0, 4.0)	0.491
Pain score with movement
2 h	5 (2.0, 7.0)	5 (4.0, 7.0)	0.273
24 h	5 (3.0, 7.0)	5 (4.0, 6.8)	0.465
48 h	4 (3.0, 6.0)	5 (3.0, 7.0)	0.525

Median values, (Q1, Q3). value is computed from the Wilcoxon rank-sum test.