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. 2020 Mar 16;13:547–552. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S233617

Table 2.

Opioid Use, Length of Stay, and Pain Scores Among the Study Cohort (N=70)

Outcome Parameter Regional Anesthesia (N=41) No Regional Anesthesia (N=29) P value
Intraoperative ME (mg/kg) 0.9 (0.6, 1.0) 0.7 (0.5, 1.0) 0.698
First 48 postoperative hours ME (mg/kg) 0.5 (0.3, 0.9) 1.7 (1.1, 3.1) <0.001
Hospital LOS (hours) 32 (30, 54) 36 (32, 57) 0.109
Pain scores (first 48 postoperative hours) 2 (0, 3) 2 (1,3) 0.415

Note: The data are listed as median (IQR) or N (%).

Abbreviations: ME, morphine equivalents; IQR, interquartile range; N, number; LOS, length of stay.