Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · Dec 2004
Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial[The specific cox-2 inhibitor valdecoxib provides effective analgesia after inguinal hernia surgery].
To compare 3 oral analgesic doses--valdecoxib 20 mg, valdecoxib 40 mg and controlled-release diclofenac 75 mg--to placebo in the treatment of pain after inguinal herniorrhaphy. ⋯ Valdecoxib 40 mg and diclofenac 75 mg provided similar quality of analgesia for treating pain after inguinal herniorrhaphy.