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Postsurgical opioid use.
Notes: Mean total amount (morphine equivalent mg) of postsurgical opioids consumed per patient; error bars represent standard deviation. P = 0.004 for the between-group comparison.
Abbreviations: IV, intravenous; PCA, patient-controlled analgesia; SD, standard deviation.
