TABLE 3.
Postoperative Outcomes
| Standard Pressure and Moderate NMB (N=89) | Low Pressure and Deep NMB (N=89) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain at rest (0–10) | |||
| PACU | 5.8±2.5 | 4.7±2.6 | 0.004 |
| POD1 | 3.3±1.8 | 2.7±1.6 | 0.016 |
| POD3 | 2.2±1.8 | 1.5±1.4 | 0.015 |
| Pain upon movement (0–10) | |||
| PACU | 6.2±2.2 | 5.1±2.3 | <0.001 |
| POD1 | 4.8±1.9 | 4.5±2.0 | 0.254 |
| POD3 | 3.9±1.6 | 3.1±1.8 | 0.010 |
| Pain acceptable (yes/no) | |||
| PACU | 55/33 (63/38) | 67/22 (75/25) | 0.067 |
| POD1 | 79/10 (89/11) | 84/5 (94/6) | 0.179 |
| POD3 | 49/5 (91/9) | 58/2 (97/3) | 0.203 |
| Referred shoulder pain (y/n) | |||
| PACU | 2/87 (2/98) | 2/87 (2/98) | 0.991 |
| POD1 | 12/77 (13/87) | 8/81 (9/91) | 0.345 |
| POD3 | 3/51 (6/94) | 3/57 (5/95) | 0.896 |
| Nausea (0–10) | |||
| PACU | 1.3±2.3 | 0.7±1.5 | 0.044 |
| POD1 | 1.5±2.3 | 0.6±1.4 | 0.002 |
| POD3 | 1.3±2.4 | 0.8±1.6 | 0.233 |
| Opioid consumption (morphine milligram equivalent) | |||
| PACU | 6.9±5.1 | 5.7±5.2 | 0.135 |
| POD1 | 23.7±16.4 | 19.9±14.7 | 0.102 |
| POD3 | 5.8±8.7 | 4.4±7.2 | 0.347 |
| Hospital stay (d) | |||
| Median | 3 | 3 | 0.880 |
| ERAS (%) | |||
| Adherence | 82 | 82 | 0.772 |
| Discharge criteria (out of 5) | |||
| POD1 | 2.6±1.4 | 3.0±1.4 | 0.054 |
| POD3 | 4.2±1.3 | 4.3±1.1 | 0.450 |
| HRQOL (RAND-36) | |||
| Preoperative | 76.7±12.1 | 72.5±16.4 | 0.077 |
| After 3 mo | 76.9±15.3 | 76.4±16.5 | 0.858 |
| Δpreoperative—3 mo | 0.1±10.6 | 3.9±12.4 | 0.047 |
| MPQ | |||
| NWC-T preoperative | 1.66±3.3 | 2.08±3.5 | 0.409 |
| NWC-T 3 mo | 1.63±3.8 | 0.79±2.0 | 0.049 |
| ΔNWC-T | 0.03±3.7 | 1.29±3.1 | 0.028 |
| PRI-T preoperative | 2.66±6.0 | 3.53±6.1 | 0.170 |
| PRI-T 3 mo | 2.76±7.0 | 1.22±3.2 | 0.045 |
| ΔPRI-T | −0.01±6.8 | 2.31±4.6 | 0.019 |
The statistically significant P-values are in bold.
Presented values are absolute n (%) or mean±SD.