Table 3.

Cost, length of stay, and MMEs administered in patients receiving either TAP catheters or thoracic epidural analgesia. Values are reported as median (IQR [range])

	TAP catheter (N = 52)	Thoracic Epidural (N = 24)	p value
Total cost ($), direct	7298 (4646 [2789–22307])	6913 (6280 [3284–24727])	0.660
Total cost ($), indirect	6363 (5130 [1889–23968])	5507 (4716 [2204–21070])	0.220
Length of stay, days	4.50 (4 [1–17])	5.00 (3.75 [2–21])	0.664
VAS score	4.68 (1.90 [1.25–7.24])	5.09 (2.69 [2.19–8.22])	0.275
MMEs	30.00 (106.75 [0–462.5])	97.88 (183.13 [0–889.50])	0.008

VAS Visual Analog Scale, TAP Transversus abdominis plane, MME Morphine milligram equivalents, IQR Interquartile range