Table 4.
Postanesthesia Care Unit Recovery Variables
| PACU Variable | WebTIPS | Control | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAED (Mean ± SD) | 12.3 ± 2.9 | 13.6 ± 2.9 | 0.04a |
| Nurse-rated pain (Median, IQR) | 0 (0.67) | 0.38 (1.76) | 0.30c |
| Analgesics (Median mg/kg, mcg/kg, IQR) | |||
| Morphine (mg/kg) | 0.11 (0) | 0.05 (0.01) | 0.22c |
| Meperidine (mg/kg) | 0.48 (0.23) | 0.31(0.20) | 0.36c |
| Fentanyl (mcg/kg) | 1.84 (0) | 0.84 (0.83) | 0.37c |
| Hydrocodone (mg/kg) | 0.10 (0) | 0.10 (0) | 0.74c |
| Acetaminophen (mg/kg) | 12.09 (0) | 6.58 (0) | 0.42c |
| Time to discharge in minutes (Median, IQR) | 71 (68) | 88 (54) | 0.26c |
Note. PAED = Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium Scale; IQR = interquartile range; webTIPS = Web-based Tailored Intervention for Preparation of parents and children undergoing Surgery; PACU = postanesthesia care unit
Study was not powered to detect group differences in postoperative recovery variables.
a
Indicates independent samples t-test was used to analyze group differences.
c
Indicates Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric ANOVA was used to analyze group differences.