Table 2. Intraoperative and postoperative variables.

pQLB: Posterior quadratus lumborum block; IQR: Interquartile range; MME: Morphine milligram equivalent

VARIABLES	pQLB (n=211)			NO pQLB (n=343)		P value
Intraoperative analgesics	Number of patients	Median (IQR)		Number of patients	Median (IQR)
Ketamine (in mg)	108	140 (100, 151)		14	124 (88, 156)	0.3
Remifentanil (in mg)	4	1.8 (1.4, 2.1)		23	1.2 (0.9, 2.0)	0.2
Acetaminophen (in mg)	128	1,000 (1,000, 1,000)		109	1,000 (1,000, 1,000)	0.4
Ketorolac (in mg)	4	30 (30, 30)		13	30 (30, 30)	0.7
Fentanyl (in mcg)	211	100 (0, 250)		343	500 (300, 600)	<0.001
Hydromorphone (in mg)	211	0 (0, 0)		343	0 (0, 1)	<0.001
Morphine (in mg)	0	0 (0, 0)		0	0 (0, 0)	1
Total intraoperative MME	211		10 (3, 25)	343	55 (40, 85)	<0.001
Postoperative analgesics:
Acetaminophen (in mg)	26		1,300 (650, 1300)	65	975 (650, 1,300)	0.35
Fentanyl (in mcg)	117		100 (75, 100)	192	100 (75, 150)	0.007
Hydromorphone (in mg)	108		1 (0.75, 1.5)	155	1.5 (1, 2.5)	0.001
Oxycodone (in mg)	134		12.5 (10, 30)	200	20 (10, 30)	<0.001
Morphine (in mg)	31		4 (2, 6)	100	8 (4, 12)	<0.001
Gabapentin (in mg)	3		300 (100, 800)	6	450 (300, 600)	0.79
Ketorolac (in mg)	12	53 (30, 60)		39	60 (45, 90)	0.10
Total postoperative MME	211	11 (4, 18)		343	15 (5.6, 28)	0.001