Analgesic use
| Characteristics | Intervention (N= 94) | Usual care (N= 129) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Na | n (%)b | Na | n (%)b | |
| Analgesics recommended by GP | 82 | 82 (100) | 108 | 100 (92.6) |
| Analgesics at day of consultation | 88 | 120 | ||
| Paracetamol use | 76 (86.4) | 103 (85.8) | ||
| Doses, n c | 2.3 ± 1.15 | 2.1 ± 1.1 | ||
| Dosage, mg/kgd | 33.8 ± 19.1 | 29.0 ± 17.1 | ||
| Ibuprofen use | 39 (44.3) | 19 (15.9)e | ||
| Doses, n c | 1.8 ± 0.8 | 1.6 ± 0.9 | ||
| Dosage, mg/kgd | 10.4 ± 6.8 | 12.4 ± 5.9 | ||
| Analgesics day 1 | 89 | 116 | ||
| Paracetamol use | 67 (75.3) | 72 (62.2)e | ||
| Doses, nc | 2.7 ± 1.0 | 2.3 ± 1.2 | ||
| Dosage, mg/kgd | 42.5 ± 20.0 | 34.2 ± 21.0 | ||
| Ibuprofen use | 46 (51.7) | 17 (14.6)e | ||
| Doses, n c | 2.4 ± 0.8 | 2.3 ± 1.0 | ||
| Dosage, mg/kgd | 13.2 ± 6.7 | 18.6 ± 7.6 | ||
| Analgesics day 2 | 88 | 117 | ||
| Paracetamol use | 59 (67.0) | 57 (48.8)e | ||
| Doses, nc | 2.7 ± 0.9 | 2.1 ± 1.1 | ||
| Dosage, mg/kgd | 43.2 ± 20.7 | 33.0 ± 19.4 | ||
| Ibuprofen use | 38 (43.2) | 14 (12.0) | ||
| Doses, nc | 2.6 ± 0.8 | 1.7 ± 0.8 | ||
| Dosage, mg/kgd | 14.1 ± 6.3 | 12.6 ± 8.4 | ||
| Analgesics day 3 | 86 | 115 | ||
| Paracetamol use | 51 (59.3) | 41 (35.7) | ||
| Doses, n c | 2.3 ± 1.1 | 1.9 ± 1.1 | ||
| Dosage, mg/kgd | 34.9 ± 20.2 | 30.6 ± 19.9 | ||
| Ibuprofen use | 29 (33.7) | 9 (7.9)e | ||
| Doses, nc | 2.3 ± 0.9 | 2.1 ± 0.8 | ||
| Dosage, mg/kgd | 12.2 ± 7.0 | 13.7 ± 8.8 | ||
Use of other medication (for example, ear drops, nasal spray, and complementary medicine) is presented in Supplementary Table S2.
↵a Data available from diary or phone call; primary outcome data were available for all of these patients.
↵b Unless stated otherwise.
↵c Mean ± SD, based on children that received ≥1 dose of analgesics.
↵d Mean ± SD, weight was not reported in 50 children.
↵e Percentages calculated prior to rounding up.