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Table 3 Perioperative Opioid Consumption

From: Improved analgesia and reduced post-operative nausea and vomiting after implementation of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway for total mastectomy

Variable

Oral morphine equivalents, mg

Pre Group

(n = 276)

ERAS Group

(n = 96)

p-value

Total Opioid use, Mean (SD)

163.8 (73.2)

111.4 (46.0)

< 0.001*

Intraop Opioid use, Mean (SD)

93.6 (33.8)

73.4 (29.8)

< 0.001*

PACU Opioid use, Mean (SD)

36.7 (30.8)

15.4 (19.3)

< 0.001*

Hospital Floor Opioid use, Mean (SD)

33.4 (44.5)

22.6 (19.3)

0.001*

  1. *P-values calculated from student’s t-test; SD standard deviation, PACU post-anesthesia care unit
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BMC Anesthesiology

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