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. 2019 Jun 24;102(1):28–35. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0091

Table 3.

Intraoperative analgesic regimen and pain-related outcomes.

Drug Postoperative pain Day 1 opioid use
Score Severity
(n) (mean) P-value Mild Moderate Severe P-value Mean (mg) P-value
Paracetamol:
 Yes 71 2.68 0.74 19 21 6 0.54 36 0.61
 No 28 2.86 9 11 1 32.24
NSAIDs:
 Yes 8 2.62 0.90 3 2 1 0.82 33.92 0.92
 No 91 2.74 25 30 6 35.02
Fentanyl:
 Yes 69 2.73 0.98 12 11 1 0.15 35.74 0.71
 No 30 2.73 16 21 6 33.06
Alfentanil:
 Yes 4 3.00 0.72 2 2 0 0.43 32 0.86
 No 95 2.72 26 30 7 35.05
Remifentanil:
 Yes 37 2.73 0.99 11 14 1 0.50 36.27 0.75
 No 62 2.73 17 18 6 34.06
Morphine:
 Yes 43 2.20 0.01 11 17 5 0.13 36.73 0.63
 No 56 3.42 17 15 2 33.51
Spinal diamorphine:
 Yes 55 2.18 0.01 16 14 3 0.02 29.55 0.07
 No 44 3.41 12 18 4 41.47
TAP blocks:
 Yes 29 2.86 0.72 6 9 3 0.59 34.72 0.96
 No 70 2.67 22 23 4 35.02
Local anaesthesia:
 Yes 40 2.83 0.74 10 14 3 0.93 35.21 0.94
 No 59 2.66 18 18 4 34.74

NSAIDS, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; TAP, transversus abdominus plane.