Table 2 Analgesic drug dosages used in patients included in APS

Intraoperative morphine (mg)

6.9 ± 2

6.6 ± 2.2

0.1613

6.7 ± 2.4

6.4 ± 2

0.4066

6.9 ± 1.8

0.2069

PCA, N (%)

262 (48.3 %)

186 (36.3 %)

<0.0001

152 (31.4 %)

94 (45.6 %)

0.0005

202 (55.5 %)

<0.0001

Patient-controlled morphine administration (mg)

30.3 ± 21.3

22.7 ± 20.7

0.0315

30.1 ± 27.9

35.6 ± 33.8

0.2928

20.2 ± 21

0.0039

Elastomeric pump, N (%)

140 (25.8 %)

258 (50.4 %)

<0.0001

196 (40.5 %)

64 (31.1 %)

0.0205

140 (38.5 %)

0.5708

Epidural catheter, N (%)

80 (14.8 %)

10 (2 %)

<0.0001

80 (16.5 %)

4 (1.9 %)

<0.0001

4 (1.1 %)

<0.0001

Scheduled iv repeated administration, N (%)

60 (11.1 %)

58 (11.3 %)

0.9223

56 (11.6 %)

44 (21.4 %)

0.0013

18 (4.9 %)

0.0008

Ketorolac (mg)

26.3 ± 9.6

24.7 ± 12.6

0.1985

24.6 ± 11

27.3 ± 12.8

0.1196

25.2 ± 10.5

0.6668

Paracetamol (gr)

1 ± 0.1

1 ± 0.1

0.3536

1 ± 0.2

1 ± 0.2

0.8980

1 ± 0.1

0.1386