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Comparative efficacy of therapeutics for traumatic musculoskeletal pain in the emergency setting: A network
Xinbo Yin1, Xiaokai Wang2, Caiyun He3
1Faculty of Nursing, School of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Department of Emergency Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Objective:
Musculoskeletal pain control is essential in the management of trauma patients in the emergency department (ED). Here, we performed a network meta-analysis of the use of analgesics to manage traumatic musculoskeletal pain.
Method:
This network meta-analysis (NMA) protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020150145). Electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials comparing systemic pharmaceutical interventions for treating traumatic musculoskeletal pain in the ED setting. The outcomes were global efficacy and changes in pain intensity.
Results:
Eighteen studies (2656 patients, four medication classes) met the inclusion criteria. The top-ranking medication class for global efficacy was nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs; network odds ratio: 0.52, 95% credible interval: 0.34-0.81, surface under the cumulative ranking curve score: 86). No interventions were more effective at decreasing pain intensity than opioids at 60 min.
Conclusion:
NSAIDs were the most effective medications for treating traumatic musculoskeletal pain, and combination therapies may not have advantages in the ED setting.
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