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Table 3 Perioperative data of the study population

From: Influence of a chronic beta-blocker therapy on perioperative opioid consumption – a post hoc secondary analysis

 

n

Beta-Blockade (n = 37)

No Beta-Blockade (n = 69)

P-value

Total cumulative perioperative morphine equivalent dose (mg)

106

230.9 (50.0–446.5)

214.8 (44.3–431.5)

0.9101

Duration of anesthesia (min)

106

136 (91–231)

124 (89–207)

0.4801

Perioperative application of catecholamines

106

33 (89.2%)

56 (81.2%)

0.2832

Perioperative application of antihypertensive medication

106

7 (18.9%)

8 (11.6%)

0.3022

Atropin

106

5 (13.5%)

9 (13.0%)

0.9462

Blood products

106

2 (5.4%)

2 (2.9%)

0.5192

Incidence PONV

106

8 (21.6%)

10 (14.5%)

0.3512

Incidence non- tolerable pain recovery room

106

15 (40.5%)

24 (34.8%)

0.5582

Application of opioids

106

21 (56.8%)

31 (44.9%)

0.2462

Total cumulative morphine equivalent dose recovery room (mg)

106

2.1 (0–7.35)

0 (0–7)

0.3711

Recovery room length of stay (min)

91

150 (96–207)

116.5 (84–169.25)

0.3421

Admission to ICU/PACU

106

10 (27%)

16 (23.2%)

0.6612

Readmission to hospital within 30 days postoperative

106

6 (16.2%)

6 (8.7%)

0.2442

  1. Median with 25th and 75th percentile or absolute and relative frequencies (indicated by a frequency sign)
  2. n Number of patients, ICU Intensive care unit, PACU Postanesthesia care unit
  3. 1Mann-Whitney-U-Test
  4. 2Chi-Square-Test