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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Anesthesiology. 2018 Oct;129(4):689–699. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000002267

Table 4.

Univariable (T-test for comparisons) and multivariable results by liposomal bupivacaine use for the sensitivity analysis in hospitals with >50% liposomal bupivacaine use.

Univariable results Multivariable results
Use of liposomal bupivacaine Use of liposomal bupivacaine
Median (IQR) Median (IQR) P-value Percent change (95% CI) P-value
INPATIENT OPIOID PRESCRIPTION
Total Opioids (mg OME) 170 (110–260) 235 (140–357) <0.0001 −12.6% (−16.0%; −9.0%) <0.0001
Day 0 Opioids (mg OME) 95 (55–138) 113 (60–180) <0.0001 −9.4% (−12.9%; −5.7%) <0.0001
Day 1 Opioids (mg OME) 45 (20–75) 56 (30–90) <0.0001 −7.7% (−12.5%; −2.6%) <0.0001
Day 1+ Opioids (mg OME) 23 (0–60) 45 (15–90) <0.0001 −9.5% (−15.7%; −2.9%) <0.0001
RESOURCE UTILIZATION
Cost of Hospitalization (US dollars) 14,356 (12,818–16,572) 14,081 (12,781–16,271) 0.0002 −3.1% (−10.6%; 5.0%) >0.999
Length of Stay (days) 2 (2–3) 2 (2–3) <0.0001 −13.1% (−15.9%; −10.3%) <0.0001

Multivariable models adjusted for: age, volume of annual total knee arthroplasties per hospital, hospital size, Charlson-Deyo Index, sex, race, year, insurance, teaching status, hospital area, general anesthesia use, neuraxial anesthesia use, liposomal bupivacaine, NSAIDs, Cox-2 inhibitors, ketamine, gabapentinoids, patient-controlled analgesia, IV acetaminophen, and the comorbidities for substance use/abuse, pain conditions, and psychiatric conditions.

OME: Oral morphine equivalents

IQR: Interquartile range

CI: Confidence interval

NSAIDs: Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs

Cox-2: Cyclooxygenase-2