Table 2.
Visual analog scale and morphine milligram equivalents by anesthesia method.
| Characteristic | ACB alone |
ACB + IPACK |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 64) |
(n = 64) |
||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| MME (0-8 h postoperation) | 54.17 | −46.29 | 23.68 | −23.63 | <.001 |
| MME (8-16 h postoperation) | 20.81 | −17.11 | 15.27 | −36.22 | .27 |
| MME (16-24 h postoperation) | 25.83 | −26.03 | 14.25 | −15.99 | .003 |
| MME (24-48 h postoperation) | 59.69 | −72.65 | 36.01 | −55.27 | .04 |
| MME (sum of 0-24 h postoperation) | 100.81 | −70.94 | 53.2 | −58.19 | <.001 |
| MME (sum of entire stay postoperation) | 268.77 | −215.25 | 160.11 | −164.05 | .002 |
| VAS (0-8 h postoperation) | 5.51 | −2.36 | 4.34 | −2.2 | .005 |
| VAS (8-16 h postoperation) | 5.69 | −2.4 | 4.62 | −2.12 | .009 |
| VAS (16-24 h postoperation) | 5.35 | −1.89 | 5.05 | −1.71 | .362 |
| VAS (24-48 h postoperation) | 5.38 | −1.64 | 5.26 | −1.51 | .734 |
ACB, adductor canal block; IPACK, infiltration between popliteal artery and capsule of the knee; MME, morphine milligram equivalents; VAS, visual analog scale.
Bold indicate statistical significance.