Table 3.
Primary Outcomes (n=81)
| TG | CG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=41) | (n=40) | |||
| PAIN SCORE | ||||
| Average of POD 1–5 | P<0.001 b | |||
| Mean±SD | 2.55±0.21 | 3.10±0.42 | ||
| POD 0 | P=0.105 b | |||
| Mean±SD | 3.58±0.60 | 3.83±0.84 | ||
| POD 1 | ||||
| Median (Quartile) | 3.00 (0.42) | 3.33 (0.67) | ||
| POD 2 | ||||
| Median (Quartile) | 2.58 (0.29) | 3.17 (0.58) | ||
| POD 3 | ||||
| Median (Quartile) | 2.25 (0.33) | 3.08 (0.75) | ||
| POD 4 | ||||
| Median (Quartile) | 2.00 (0.17) | 2.83 (0.58) | ||
| POD 5 | ||||
| Median (Quartile) | 1.75 (0.21) | 2.29 (0.73) | ||
| Analysis | ||||
| Group | Wald Chi-Square | 78.296 | P | <0.001 c |
| Time | Wald Chi-Square | 419.405 | P | <0.001 c |
| Group*Time | Wald Chi-Square | 9.155 | P | 0.057 c |
| ANALGESICS DATA | P | |||
| Dose of Flurbiprofen axetil, n (%) | 0.117 b | |||
| Mean±SD | 120.0±12.82 | 145.9±13.22 | ||
| Use rate of opioids, n (%) | 0.004 a | |||
| 18 (43.9) | 30 (75.0) | |||
| Equivalent dose of morphine (mg)• | 0.182 b | |||
| Mean±SD | 8.935±3.660 | 12.83±8.097 | ||
Notes: aChi-squared test (Χ2); bWilcoxon rank sum test; cGeneralized estimating equation; •We used an equivalent dose of morphine, pethidine: pentazocine: dezocine: morphine=100mg: 45mg: 10mg: 10mg.
Abbreviation: POD, postoperative day.