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Published in final edited form as: J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023 Jan 8:S1053-0770(22)00917-X. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.12.023

Table 4.

Associations between individual use of ERACS drugs and development of secondary outcomes

Outcomes ERACS drug Odds Ratio or Linear Coefficient 95% Confidence Interval P-value
In-hospital mortality Acetaminophen 1.75 0.98, 3.07 0.05
Gabapentin 0.54 0.27, 1.04 0.07
Ketamine 1.86 0.98, 3.45 0.05
Lidocaine 0.53 0.28, 1.03 0.06
Dexmedetomidine 1.09 0.52, 2.09 0.81

Atrial fibrillation Acetaminophen 0.92 0.66, 1.27 0.60
Gabapentin 0.95 0.67, 1.36 0.79
Ketamine 1.15 0.83, 1.59 0.39
Lidocaine 0.86 0.62, 1.19 0.36
Dexmedetomidine 1.02 0.72, 1.43 0.93

Acute kidney injury Acetaminophen 1.62 0.92, 2.87 0.09
Gabapentin 0.52 0.26, 1.01 0.06
Ketamine 0.94 0.46, 1.91 0.87
Lidocaine 1.13 0.62, 2.06 0.68
Dexmedetomidine 0.89 0.48, 1.64 0.71

Length of stay, days Acetaminophen 1.02 0.97, 1.06 0.47
Gabapentin 0.96 0.91, 1.01 0.11
Ketamine 1.01 0.96, 1.06 0.79
Lidocaine 0.98 0.94, 1.03 0.51
Dexmedetomidine 0.93 0.88, 0.98 0.004

ICU length of stay, hours Acetaminophen 0.93 0.91, 0.94 <0.001
Gabapentin 1.03 1.01, 1.05 0.003
Ketamine 1.05 1.03, 1.07 <0.001
Lidocaine 0.93 0.91, 0.94 <0.001
Dexmedetomidine 0.98 0.96, 0.99 0.02

Postoperative opioids, MME Acetaminophen 0.98 0.96, 1.01 0.15
Gabapentin 1.05 1.02, 1.07 <0.001
Ketamine 0.97 0.95, 0.99 0.01
Lidocaine 0.98 0.96, 1.00 0.09
Dexmedetomidine 0.94 0.91, 0.96 <0.001

Postoperative Intubation, hours Acetaminophen 0.85 0.82, 0.88 <0.001
Gabapentin 1.08 1.04, 1.12 <0.001
Ketamine 1.27 1.22, 1.31 <0.001
Lidocaine 0.94 0.91, 0.98 0.003
Dexmedetomidine 0.80 0.77, 0.84 <0.001