Table 3.

Postoperative Pain Medication

Variable	BE Group		NS Group		P
		(n = 68)		(n = 64)
PACU analgesic, n (%)		68		64	.92
Fentanyl		12 (18)		12 (19)
Fentanyl + oxycodone		28 (41)		25 (39)
Fentanyl + other		7 (10)		4 (6)
Oxycodone		9 (13)		8 (13)
Oxycodone + other		0 (0)		1 (1)
None		10 (15)		10 (16)
Other		2 (3)		4 (6)
PACU antiemetic	68	32 (47)	64	24 (38)	.27
PACU fentanyl dose, μg (range)*	47	100 [50–100]	41	100 (50–100)	.58
PACU oxycodone dose, mg (range)*	37	10 [5–10]	33	10 (5–10)	.51
Postoperative days on narcotics, n (range)†	62	2 (0–11)	59	3 (0–14)	.26
Postoperative days on OTC analgesics, n (range)†	62	2 (0–14)	58	3 (0–14)	.32
14-Day postoperative number of narcotic tablets (mean ± SD)*	63	8.48 ± 1.02	60	11.72 ± 1.48	0.07
14-Day postoperative number of OTC tablets‡	63	13.14 ± 2.59	60	11.20 ± 2.27	0.57

OTC, over-the-counter. All data are n (%), unless otherwise specified.

*Median [q1, q3];

^†median (range);

^‡mean ± SE (from negative binomial model).