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Table 3 Comparison of the frequency of side effects in the two study groups according to measurement times

From: Comparison of ketorolac intravenous versus acetaminophen intravenous in treating headache following head trauma: a semi-experimental study

Variable		Group
		Acetaminophen IV		Ketorolac IV		p-value
		N	%	N	%	p-value
Pruritus in 2 h	Yes	0	0	1	3.3	0.313
	No	30	100	29	26.7
	Total	30	100	30	100
Pruritus in 6 h	Yes	0	0	0	0	-
	No	29	100	29	100
	Total	29	100	29	100
Pruritus in 12 h	Yes	0	0	0	0	-
	No	5	100	3	100
	Total	5	100	3	100
Drowsiness in 2 h	Yes	4	13.3	0	0	0.038
	No	26	86.7	30	100
	Total	30	100	30	100
Drowsiness in 6 h	Yes	2	6.9	0	0	0.15
	No	27	93.1	29	100
	Total	29	100	29	100
Drowsiness in 12 h	Yes	0	0	0	0	-
	No	5	100	3	100
	Total	5	100	3	100
Nausea and emesis in 2 h	Yes	5	16.7	4	13.3	0.718
	No	25	83.3	26	86.7
	Total	30	100	30	100
Nausea and emesis in 6 h	Yes	4	13.8	2	6.9	0.389
	No	25	86.2	27	93.1
	Total	29	100	29	100
Nausea and emesis in 12 h	Yes	0	0	0	0	0
	No	5	100	3	100
	Total	5	100	0	100
Pethidine consumption in 2 h	Yes	6	20	5	16.7	0.692
	No	24	80	25	83.3
	Total	30	100	30	100
Pethidine consumption in 6 h	Yes	0	0	0	0	-
	No	29	100	29	100
	Total	29	100	29	100
Pethidine consumption in 12 h	Yes	0	0	0	0	-
	No	5	100	3	100
	Total	5	100	3	100

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