Table 3.
Data on opioid consumption in oral morphine equivalents.
| Opioid analysis ketamine versus standard therapy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ketamine | Standard therapy | Total | P value | |
| (N = 17) | (N = 18) | (N = 35) | ||
| PCA | 0.04581 | |||
| N | 17 | 18 | 35 | |
| Mean (SD) | 90.6 (76.5) | 137.6 (75.2) | 114.8 (78.4) | |
| Range | (0.0–248.0) | (40.8–315.6) | (0.0–315.6) | |
|
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| OR | 0.10951 | |||
| N | 17 | 18 | 35 | |
| Mean (SD) | 57.8 (22.8) | 72.5 (23.9) | 65.4 (24.2) | |
| Range | (30.0–90.0) | (30.0–135.0) | (30.0–135.0) | |
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| Post | 0.33681 | |||
| N | 17 | 18 | 35 | |
| Mean (SD) | 31.4 (25.2) | 38.6 (22.2) | 35.1 (23.6) | |
| Range | (0.0–89.0) | (7.5–75.0) | (0.0–89.0) | |
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| Total | 0.02821 | |||
| N | 17 | 18 | 35 | |
| Mean (SD) | 179.9 (113.1) | 248.7 (88.8) | 215.3 (105.7) | |
| Range | (51.1–427.0) | (139.5–450.6) | (51.1–450.6) | |
1Equal variance t-test. PCA: patient-controlled analgesia pump; OR: operating room; and Post: PO pain meds given in the postoperative period.