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Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in meta-analysis

From: The efficacy and safety of selective COX-2 inhibitors for postoperative pain management in patients after total knee/hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis

Author

Year

Country

Sample number

Women (%)

Average age (years)

Intervention

Supplemental analgesic drugs

Operative type

Follow-up

Endpoints

COX-2 inhibitors

Control

COX-2 inhibitors

Control

COX-2 inhibitors

Control

COX-2 inhibitors

Control

Buvanendran [12]

2003

USA

35

35

27 (77)

20 (57)

60.0 ± 10.1

62.1 ± 9.8

Rofecoxib: orally, preoperative 50 mg 1 to 2 h and 24 h, postoperative 50 mg/day for 5 days, 25 mg/day for another 8 days

Placebo: orally, for 14 days

Opioid

TKA

14 days

Nausea, vomiting

Rasmussen [13]

2005

USA

80

75

50 (62.5)

43 (57.3)

65.3 ± 10.9

63.9 ± 11.5

Etoricoxib: orally, postoperative 120 mg/day for 7 days

Placebo: orally, for 7 days

Opioid

TKA/THA

7 days

Nausea, dizziness, fever, edema, constipation, diarrhea, headache

Viscusi a [14]

2008

USA

161

159

99 (59.3)

87 (52.1)

60.7 ± 13.5

59.2 ± 13.8

Parecoxib: orally, postoperative 20 mg bid from day 2 to day 5

Placebo: orally, from day 2 to day 5 after surgery

PCA pump or IV bolus: morphine, parecoxib (day 1)

THA

5 days

Morphine consumption, nausea, vomiting, pruritus, dizziness, fever, edema, lethargy, insomnia, constipation, diarrhea, headache

Viscusi b [14]

2008

USA

159

159

90 (54.2)

87 (52.1)

59.3 ± 13.0

59.2 ± 13.8

Parecoxib: orally, postoperative 20 mg/day from day 2 to day 5

Placebo: orally, from day 2 to day 5 after surgery

PCA pump or IV bolus: morphine, parecoxib (day 1)

THA

5 days

Morphine consumption, nausea, vomiting, pruritus, dizziness, fever, edema, lethargy, insomnia, constipation, diarrhea, headache

Ittichaikulthol a [15]

2010

USA

40

40

29 (72.5)

32 (80)

68.33 ± 7.59

64.00 ± 7.41

Celecoxib: 400 mg orally 1 h before surgery

Placebo: orally, 1 h before surgery

Pump: morphine 1 mg

TKA/THA

1 day

Morphine consumption, nausea, vomiting, pruritus

Ittichaikulthol b [15]

2010

USA

40

40

27 (67.5)

32 (80)

68.05 ± 9.75

64.00 ± 7.41

Parecoxib: 40 mg intravenously 1 h before surgery

Placebo: orally, 1 h before surgery

Pump: morphine 1 mg

TKA/THA

1 day

Morphine consumption, nausea, vomiting, pruritus

Li [16]

2010

China

20

20

4 (20)

7 (35)

70 ± 11

68 ± 12

Parecoxib: intravenous injection, postoperative 20 mg/6 h for 2 days

Placebo: intravenous injection, for 2 days

None

TKA

2 days

VAS, nausea, vomiting

Ye [17]

2011

China

30

30

21 (70)

19 (63.33)

60.3 ± 13.4

67.1 ± 11.0

Celecoxib: orally, preoperative 400 mg 8 h before surgery, postoperative 200 mg twice daily for 5 days

No clear

Pump: fentanyl 1 mg, lappaconitine 20 mg, ropivacaine 375 mg for 48 h

TKA/THA

5 days

VAS

Zhou [18]

2011

China

20

20

No clear

No clear

65–74

65–74

Femoral nerve block + parecoxib: 40 mg intravenously 30 min before the end of surgery, 12, 24, and 48 h after surgery

Femoral nerve block

Ropivacaine/8 h for 72 h

TKA

3 days

VAS

Jiang [19]

2012

China

42

41

No clear

No clear

56–78

56–78

Celecoxib: orally, preoperative 200 mg twice daily for 3 days, postoperative 400 mg once and 200 mg twice daily for 7 days

No clear

Pump: sufentanil 0.1 mg for 2 days

TKA

7 days

VAS, vomiting, nausea

Rawal a [20]

2013

USA

222

98

134 (59.8)

56 (57.1)

65.7 ± 8.5

65.2 ± 7.9

Etoricoxib: orally, postoperative 90 mg/day for 7 days

Placebo: orally, postoperative no clear (1 dose), once daily for 7 days

Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device: morphine 1 mg

TKA

21 days

Nausea, vomiting, pruritus, dizziness, fever, edema, insomnia, constipation, headache

Rawal b [20]

2013

USA

230

98

139 (60.4)

56 (57.1)

64.7 ± 8.1

65.2 ± 7.9

Etoricoxib: orally, postoperative 120 mg/day for 7 days

Placebo: orally, postoperative no clear(1 dose), once daily, 7 days

Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device: morphine 1 mg

TKA

21 days

Nausea, vomiting, pruritus, dizziness, fever, edema, insomnia, constipation, headache

Xu [21]

2015

China

40

40

21 (52.5)

13 (32..5)

55.7 ± 3.1

57.4 ± 1.3

Celecoxib: orally, preoperative 8 h 200 mg, postoperative 200 mg twice daily for 5 days

No clear

Pump: fentanyl 1 mg, lappaconitine 20 mg, ropivacaine 375 mg for 48 h

TKA/THA

5 days

VAS, morphine consumption, vomiting,

Munteanu a [22]

2016

Bucharest

55

55

45 (81.82)

49 (89.09)

66.1 ± 8

64.9 ± 7

Etoricoxib: 120 mg orally at the end of surgery and after 24 h

Placebo: orally, once daily, for 2 days

Morphine

TKA

8 months

Morphine consumption, nausea, vomiting, pruritus

Munteanu b [22]

2016

Bucharest

55

55

44 (80)

49 (89.09)

66.7 ± 7.0

64.9 ± 7

Etoricoxib: 120 mg orally 1 h before surgery and after 24 h

Placebo: orally, once daily, for 2 days

Morphine

TKA

8 months

Morphine consumption, nausea, vomiting, pruritus

Ding a [23]

2016

China

64

40

No clear

No clear

70.3 ± 3.4

69.3 ± 4.1

Celecoxib: orally, postoperative 100 mg twice daily for 6 days

No clear

None

TKA

3 days

VAS, vomiting, nausea

Ding b [23]

2016

China

40

40

No clear

No clear

69.5 ± 5.1

69.3 ± 4.1

Parecoxib: intravenous injection, postoperative 40 mg/12 h for 3 days

No clear

None

TKA

3 days

VAS, vomiting, nausea

Camu [24]

2016

Europe

72

38

42 (58)

19 (50)

65.6 ± 11.0

67.7 ± 9.5

Parecoxib: orally, postoperative 40 mg twice daily for 48 h

Placebo: orally, once daily for 48 h

Pump: morphine 1 mg

THA

2 days

Nausea, vomiting, fever,

Mu [25]

2017

China

310

310

229 (73.9)

227 (73.2)

69.6 ± 6.5

70.5 ± 6.9

Parecoxib: intravenous injection, postoperative 40 mg/12 h for 3 days

Placebo: intravenous injection, postoperative 5 ml/12 h for 3 days

Pump: morphine 0.5 mg/h, 1 mg

TKA/THA

28 months

Morphine consumption, nausea, vomiting

Wang [26]

2017

China

28

27

19 (67.86)

16 (59.26)

66.4 ± 5.7

65.2 ± 5.0

Parecoxib: 40 mg intravenously 30 min before the end of surgery, 6 h, 24 h, and 48 h after surgery

No clear

Pump: fentanyl 8 μg/mL, 1 mg

TKA

3 days

VAS

Yang [27]

2017

China

30

30

24 (80)

25 (83.33)

65.53 ± 6.28

66.55 ± 5.50

Parecoxib: postoperative 40 mg/12 h for 3 days, intravenous injection, celecoxib: orally, 200 mg/12 h until 6 weeks after surgery

Placebo: intravenous injection/orally, 6 weeks

Pump: morphine, 60 mg

TKA

6 weeks

VAS, nausea, vomiting, pruritus, headache

Bian [28]

2018

China

46

42

34 (73.91)

30 (75.43)

66.64 ± 7.27

66.12 ± 8.34

Parecoxib: orally, preoperative 40 mg, postoperative 40 mg/12 h

Placebo: orally, preoperative 2 ml, postoperative 2 ml/12 h

Pump: morphine

TKA

14 days

Nausea, vomiting, dizziness, lethargy, headache

  1. VAS visual analog scale, THA total hip arthroplasty, TKA total knee arthroplasty