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Table 2 Therapeutic procedures

From: Headaches in the emergency department –a survey of patients’ characteristics, facts and needs

 

Acute therapy in the ED

Therapeutic recommendations at discharge

 

All

n = 408 (%)

Linz, Austria

n = 227 (%)

Milan, Italy

n = 181 (%)

All

n = 401 (%)

Linz, Austria

n = 231 (%)

Milan, Italy

n = 170 (%)

NSAIDs

237 (58.0)

142 (62.5)

95 (52.5)

164 (40.9)

102 (44.1)

62 (36,5)

Steroids

2 (0.5)

1 (0.4)

1 (0.5)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Triptans

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

9 (2.2)

3 (1.3)

6 (3.5)

Acetaminophen

58 (14.2)

18 (7.9)

40 (22.1)

50 (12.5)

28 (12.1)

22 (12.9)

Others

94 (23.0)

53 (23.3)

41 (22.7)

155 (38.7)

75 (32.5)

80 (4.7)

missing data

17 (4.1)

17 (7.4)

0 (0)

23 (5.7)

0 (0)

23 (13.5)

  1. ED Emergency department, NSAIDs Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, N/A Non applicable