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Table 2 Postoperative PCA consumptions and patient assessments

From: Additive effect of a single intravenous dose of acetaminophen administered at the end of laparoscopic hysterectomy on postoperative pain control with nefopam and fentanyl-based patient-controlled analgesia: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial

 

Control (n = 42)

Treatment (n = 41)

P

Adjusted P

PCA consumption

 1 h

2.9 ± 1.4

2.3 ± 1.1

0.025

0.075

 6 h

12.0 ± 6.1

10.4 ± 4.8

0.611

 > 0.999

 24 h

27.9 ± 16.6

26.4 ± 11.2

0.623

 > 0.999

Pain score at rest

 1 h

6.0 ± 2.0

5.2 ± 1.7

0.041

0.123

 6 h

3.2 ± 1.4

3.4 ± 1.6

0.736

 > 0.999

 24 h

3.1 ± 2.1

2.7 ± 1.5

0.893

 > 0.999

PONV score

 1 h

0.2 ± 0.5

0.3 ± 0.6

0.285

0.855

 6 h

0.1 ± 0.3

0.4 ± 0.8

0.298

0.894

 24 h

0.2 ± 0.4

0.2 ± 0.5

0.286

0.858

Satisfaction score

7.5 ± 2.3

7.9 ± 1.7

0.627

-

Length of stay (days)

4.1 ± 0.4

4.2 ± 0.5

0.697

-

  1. PCA patient-controlled analgesia, PONV postoperative nausea and vomiting