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Table 3 Analgesic therapy regimen for injured patients in HEMS operations

From: Analgesia in adult trauma patients in physician-staffed Austrian helicopter rescue: a 12-year registry analysis

 

Adults (≥ 15 yrs)n= 26,059*

 

Male n= 17,950

Female n= 8103

Analgesic substance classes

Monotherapy

14,938 (83.2)

6805 (84.0)

Dual therapy

2972 (16.6)

1278 (15.8)

Triple therapy

40 (0.2)

19 (0.2)

Common combinations

Opioids only

11,056 (61.6)

4781 (59.0)

Esketamine only

3539 (19.7)

1818 (22.4)

Opioids + esketamine

2520 (14.0)

1071 (13.2)

Opioids + metamizole

260 (1.4)

109 (1.3)

Metamizole only

199 (1.1)

133 (1.6)

NSAIDs+ only

141 (0.8)

72 (0.9)

Opioids + NSAIDs+

136 (0.8)

57 (0.7)

  1. * sex unknown in n= 6 cases; + Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs