Table 3.

Sufentanil consumption, rescue analgesia requirements and QoR-15 score of the patients

	group P (n = 30)	group C (n = 30)	Difference in means (95% CI)	P-value
Static VAS scores
6 h postoperatively	3.2 ± 1.0#	3.9 ± 1.0	-0.7 (-1.2 to -0.2)	0.011
12 h postoperatively	3.6 ± 1.1 #	4.2 ± 1.1	-0.6 (-1.2 to -0.1)	0.030
24 h postoperatively	2.8 ± 1.1#	3.4 ± 1.0	-0.6 (-1.2 to -0.0)	0.034
48 h postoperatively	2.2 ± 0.9	2.4 ± 1.0	-0.2 (-0.7 to 0.3)	0.367
Sufentanil consumption (µg)
0–24 h after surgery	53.3 ± 7.0#	58.2 ± 9.8	-4.9 (-9.2 to -0.5)	0.029
Patients requiring rescue analgesia [n (%)]			RR (95% CI)
0–24 h after surgery	6 (20) #	14 (46.7)	0.4 (0.2, 1.0)	0.028
QoR-15 score 24 h postoperatively	119.7 ± 13.9#	107.1 ± 20.1	Difference in means (95% CI) 12.6 (3.6 to 21.5)	0.007

The data are represented as the mean ± SD or number (%)

QoR = quality of recovery

Compared with group C, ^#P < 0.05

Continuous data were compared by Student’s t-test; categorical data were compared by chi-square (χ2) test