Table 3.

Postoperative Analgesia and Recovery Conditions

	Group T (n = 30)	Group Q (n = 29)	P value
Invalid bolus times in PCIA at 24 h	3.5 (2.0, 5.0)	2.0 (0.0, 3.0)	0.007
Invalid bolus times in PCIA at 48 h	4.0 (3.0, 6.0)	2.0 (0.0, 3.5)	0.001
Rescue analgesia at 48 h (n, %)	19 (63.3)	10 (34.5)	0.025
Analgesia satisfaction scores	8.0 (7.0, 9.0)	9.0 (8.0, 10.0)	0.001
QoR-15 scores at 24 h	76.3 ± 15.1	88.2 ± 12.3	0.002
QoR-15 scores at 48 h	86.3 ± 14.4	95.9 ± 8.8	0.003
Postoperative length of stay (d)	11.13 ± 3.07	10.10 ± 1.80	0.123
Adverse effects, n (%)
PONV	4 (13.3)	2 (6.9)	0.699
Emergence agitation	3 (10.0)	1 (3.4)	0.629
Respiratory depression	0	0	>0.999
Weakness of lower limbs	0	0	>0.999

Notes: Data are presented as mean ± SD, median (IQR) or n (%). P value < 0.05 shows statistical significance compared to Group T.

Abbreviations: QoR-15, Quality of Recovery-15; PCIA, patient-controlled intravenous analgesia; PONV postoperative nausea and vomiting.