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. 2011 Aug;72(4):173–183. doi: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2011.06.004

Table II.

Comparison of the results of the variables with respect to groups. Data are given as mean (SD).

Variable P300 (n = 30) P600 (n = 30) Control (n = 30) P
Cumulative morphine consumption
 PACU 8.03 (0.81) 6.93 (0.83) 9.17 (0.38) <0.001
 2 h 13.03 (1.30) 11.37 (2.17) 14.77 (1.45) <0.001
 4 h 20.63 (3.13) 17.20 (3.12) 23.90 (3.20) <0.001
 6 h 27.70 (3.01) 22.67 (4.27) 32.60 (5.30) <0.001
 24 h 40.80 (3.42) 33.79 (5.77) 46.97 (6.67) <0.001
VAS rest
 PACU 7.0 (0.7) 5.50 (0.51) 7.20 (0.61) <0.001
 2 h 6.03 (0.66) 4.37 (0.49) 6.23 (0.56) <0.001
 4 h 5.10 (0.75) 3.57 (0.72) 5.30 (0.59) <0.001
 6 h 3.20 (0.60) 2.53 (0.7) 3.33 (1.0) <0.001
 24 h 1.57 (0.6) 1.47 (0.5) 1.73 (0.9) 0.39
VAS movement
 PACU 7.97 (0.5) 6.9 (0.6) 8.27 (0.6) <0.001
 2 h 6.80 (0.6) 6.17 (0.6) 7 (0.8) <0.001
 4 h 5.6 (0.7) 4.97 (0.49) 5.83 (0.9) <0.001
 6 h 4.23 (0.6) 3.57 (0.6) 4.40 (1.0) <0.001
 24 h 2.57 (0.6) 2.43 (0.9) 2.73 (0.9) 0.40
Ramsay sedation score
 PACU 2.53 (0.51) 2.87 (0.51) 2.33 (0.48) <0.001
 2 h 2.40 (0.56) 2.77 (0.43) 2.03 (0.32) <0.001
 4 h 1.83 (0.53) 1.93 (0.25) 1.60 (0.50) 0.01
 6 h 1.50 (0.63) 1.67 (0.48) 1.27 (0.45) 0.01
 24 h 1.10 (0.31) 1.23 (0.50) 1.10 (0.31) 0.30
Patient satisfaction score
 PACU 3.17 (0.37) 2.73 (0.4) 3.30 (0.5) <0.001
 2 h 2.87 (0.34) 2.20 (0.4) 2.97 (0.18) <0.001
 4 h 2.23 (0.4) 1.87 (0.3) 2.40 (0.49) <0.001
 6 h 1.63 (0.4) 1.37 (0.4) 1.9 (0.60) 0.001
 24 h 1.23 (0.43) 0.93 (0.2) 1.43 (0.50) <0.001

P300 = patients given 150 mg of pregabalin; P600 = patients given 300 mg of pregabalin; PACU = postanesthesia care unit; VAS = visual analogue scale.

Significantly different compared with P600 (P < 0.05).

Significantly different compared with control (P < 0.05).

1-way ANOVA test.