Table 4.

Opioid Use, Length of Stay, and Pain Scores Among Tibial-Fibular Osteoplasty Patients (N=33)

Outcome Parameter	Regional Anesthesia (N=15)	No Regional Anesthesia (N=18)	P value
Intraoperative ME (mg/kg)	0.9 (0.5, 1.1)	0.9 (0.5, 1.0)	0.664
First 48 postoperative hours ME (mg/kg)	0.7 (0.3, 1.1)	1.4 (1.1, 3.3)	0.002
Hospital LOS (hours)	49 (32, 57)	34 (31, 59)	0.789
Pain scores (48 hrs)	0.5 (0, 3.5)	2 (1,5)	0.190

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

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