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Table 5 Concomitant perioperative opioid analgesia in mg ME

From: Combatting pain after orthopedic/trauma surgery- perioperative oral extended-release tapentadol vs. extended-release oxycodone/naloxone

 

Tapentadol N=133

Oxycodone/Naloxone N=133

Total N=266

Dose of intra-OP fentanyl (mg ME)

 N

63

59

122

 MEAN

13.4

15.7

14.5

 STD

6.7

10.0

8.5

p-VALUE (T-TEST)

  

0.15

Dose of intra-OP sufentanil (mg ME)

 N

36

42

78

 MEAN

15.8

21.9

19.1

 STD

8.6

15.5

13.1

p-VALUE (T-TEST)

  

0.03

Dose of intra-OP piritramide (mg ME)

 N

67

52

119

 MEAN

6.0

6.3

6.1

 STD

2.7

2.6

2.7

p-VALUE (T-TEST)

  

0.6

Dose of intra-OP fentanyl or sufentanil and/or piritramide (mg ME)

 N

126

124

250

 None

7

7

14

 MEAN

14.4

17.5

15.9

 STD

8.8

13.0

11.2

p-VALUE (T-TEST)

  

0.03

Dose of piritramide post-OP (mg ME)

 N

102

97

199

 None

31

36

67

 MEAN

8.0

7.0

8.0

 STD

4.1

3.2

3.7

p-VALUE (T-TEST)

  

0.18