Practice of Pain Management by Indian Healthcare Practitioners: Results of a Paper Based Questionnaire Survey

Table 4

Choice of analgesics for pain management by orthopedicians.

Mild pain		Moderate pain		Severe pain
Paracetamol	64.39%	Nonspecific NSAIDs	46.97%	Cox-2 selective NSAIDs	61.36%
Nonspecific NSAIDs	88.64%	NSAIDs + paracetamol	68.94%	Strong opioids injectable followed by oral NSAID	46.21%
Topical NSAID	58.33%	Tramadol + paracetamol	80.30%	Strong opioids injectable followed by NSAID + paracetamol	55.30%
Muscle relaxant	71.21%	Paracetamol + diclofenac	47.73%	Strong opioids injectable followed by oral mild opioid + paracetamol	50.76%
Pain modulators	63.64%	Pain modulators	49.24%	Strong opioids injectable followed by oral mild opioid + diclofenac	46.21%
		Topical NSAID	46.97%	Pain modulators	34.09%
		Muscle relaxant	54.55%	Intra-articular steroids	56.06%