Table 2.
Primary Outcome by Treatment Allocation: Quality of Recovery-40 scores.
| Survey Domain (possible range of scores) | Pre-survey | Post-survey | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Saline (n=70) | Lactated Ringer’s (n=67) | Mean Difference (95% CI) | Normal Saline (n=53) | Lactated Ringer’s (n=41) | Mean Difference (95% CI) | |
| QoR-40* | 141.7 | 152.1 | 10.5 (1.9, 19.0) | 164.4 | 166.8 | 2.4 (−6.8, 11.6) |
| Emotional State (9–45) | 30.7 | 32.2 | 1.6 (−0.9, 4.0) | 36.2 | 37.4 | 1.3 (−1.4, 3.9) |
| Comfort (12–60) | 37.6 | 40.4 | 2.8 (−0.3, 5.9) | 48.6 | 49.0 | 0.4 (−3.1, 3.8) |
| Patient Support (7–35) | 31.0 | 32.1 | 1.1 (−0.5, 2.7) | 31.8 | 32.7 | 0.8 (−1.1, 2.8) |
| Physical Independence (5–25) | 20.1 | 21.4 | 1.3 (−0.3, 2.8) | 22.8 | 22.4 | −0.4 (−1.7, 0.9) |
| Pain (7–35) | 23.7 | 25.1 | 1.4 (−0.4, 3.2) | 28.6 | 28.8 | 0.1 (−2.0, 2.2) |
*
The QoR-40 ranges from 40 to 200 with higher scores indicating a higher quality of recovery.