The recommendations in this guideline represent the view of NICE, arrived at after careful consideration of the evidence available. When exercising their judgement, professionals and practitioners are expected to take this guideline fully into account, alongside the individual needs, preferences and values of their patients or the people using their service
We studied 36 patients, allocated randomly to receive meloxicam 15 mg rectally (n18) or placebo suppository (n18) before total abdominal hysterectomy in a double-blind study. Visual analogue scores for pain at rest (P0.005), on movement (P0.05) and on coughing (P0.05) were significantly decreased in the meloxicam group during the first 24 h after surgery. Mean 24-h PCA morphine requirement…