Table 2.

Postoperative QoR-15 Scores (n = 64 in Each Group)

	Remimazolam Group	Propofol Group	Median Difference (95% CI)	P value
QoR-15 scores
POD1	114.5(20.5)	124.0(26.0)	9.0(3.0 to 14.0)	0.004*
POD3	138.0(14.0)	143.0(11.5)	4.0(1.0 to 7.0)	0.007*
QoR-15 dimensions
Pain
POD1	18.5(5.0)	20.0(3.8)	0.0(0.0 to 1.0)	0.293
POD3	20.0(2.0)	20.0(1.8)	0.0(0.0 to 0.0)	0.616
Physical comfort
POD1	37.5(10.5)	41.5(10.8)	3.0(1.0 to 6.0)	0.018*
POD3	45.5(6.0)	47.5(5.0)	1.0(0.0 to 3.0)	0.026*
Physical independence
POD1	2.5(13.8)	10.0(15.8)	0.0(0.0 to 3.0)	0.200
POD3	17.5(5.8)	18.0(4.8)	1.0(0.0 to 2.0)	0.124
Psychological support
POD1	20.0(0.0)	20.0(1.0)	0.0(0.0 to 0.0)	0.182
POD3	20.0(0.0)	20.0(0.0)	0.0(0.0 to 0.0)	0.058
Emotional state
POD1	36.5(5.8)	38.0(3.0)	2.0(1.0 to 3.0)	0.000*
POD3	39.0(3.0)	39.0(2.0)	1.0(0.0 to 1.0)	0.019*

Notes: Data were presented as median (interquartile range). The median difference (reported with 95% confidence intervals) is the median of all pairwise differences between observations in the two groups. It is not the difference between the group medians. *p < 0.05, compared with propofol group.

Abbreviations: QoR-15, Quality of Recovery-15; POD1, postoperative day 1; POD3, postoperative day 3; CI, confidence interval.