Multimodal analgesia versus traditional opiate based analgesia after cardiac surgery, a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Overview of administered analgesics

	Multimodal	Morphin
Extubation	•Inj.ketorolac 30 mg iv	•Inj morphine 5-25 mg iv
	•Inj dexamethasone 8 mg iv	•Inj ondasterone 4 mg iv
	•Inj dexamethasone 8 mg iv	•Rectal suppositorium paracetamol 1000 mg
	•Inj ondasterone 4 mg iv
	•Rectal suppositorium paracetamol 1000 mg
Day 1	•Tbl Ibuprofen 400 mg x 4	•Tbl Morphine 10 mg x 4
	•Tbl Ibuprofen 400 mg x 4	•Tbl Paracetamol 1000 mg x 4
	•Tbl Gabapentin 300 mg x 2
	•Tbl Paracetamol 1000 mg x 4
Day 2	•Tbl Ibuprofen 400 mg x 4	•Tbl Morphine 10 mg x 4
	•Tbl Ibuprofen 400 mg x 4	•Tbl Paracetamol 1000 mg x 4
	•Tbl Gabapentin 300 mg x 2
	•TblParacetamol 1000 mg x 4
Day 3	•Tbl Ibuprofen 400 mg x 4	•Tbl Morphine 10 mg x 4
	•Tbl Ibuprofen 400 mg x 4	•Tbl Paracetamol 1000 mg x 4
	•Tbl Gabapentin 300 mg x 2
	•TblParacetamol 1000 mg x 4
Day 4	•Tbl Ibuprofen 400 mg x 4	•Tbl Morphine 10 mg x 4
	•Tbl Ibuprofen 400 mg x 4	•Tbl Paracetamol 1000 mg x 4
	•Tbl Gabapentin 300 mg x 2
	•TblParacetamol 1000 mg x 4

Administrations are noted by times daily with (x),, x 2 equals twice daily and x4, four times daily. Inj = injection, iv = intravenous, tbl = tablet.

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