Table 2.
Total consumptive postoperative analgesic medications.
| Group A (n = 17) |
Group B (n = 16) |
Group C (n = 17) |
P value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO ibuprofen (mg) | 3988.24 ± 1543.49 | 4162.50 ± 1839.16 | 4341.18 ± 1995.95 | 0.85 |
| PO acetaminophen (gm) | 4.44 ± 3.01 | 4.04 ± 2.68 | 4.67 ± 4.22 | 0.87 |
| IV ketorolac (mg) | 160.59 ± 271.23 | 99.38 ± 49.86 | 164.12 ± 347.94 | 0.73 |
| PO oxycodone (mg) | 67.65 ± 47.14 | 68.44 ± 49.29 | 70.88 ± 64.79 | 0.98 |
| IV hydrocodone (mg) | 0.02 ± 0.10 | 0.04 ± 0.15 | 0.01 ± 0.05 | 0.78 |
| PO hydrocodone (mg) | 0.12 ± 0.49 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.37 |
| IV morphine (mg) | 1.79 ± 7.40 | 0.30 ± 1.20 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.45 |
| Morphine Equivalents (mg) | 5.21 ± 8.56 | 3.75 ± 3.30 | 3.55 ± 3.24 | 0.65 |
IT: intrathecal dose, PACU: postanesthesia care unit, ambulation time: time from spinal block to initial ambulation.