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Table 3 Postoperative analgesic requirements in all patients

From: Factors associated with intravenous lidocaine in pediatric patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy – a retrospective, single-centre experience

Variable

Control (n = 56)

Lidocaine (n = 60)

p-value

Postoperative analgesia with non-opioids [number (%)]

  

0.005* c

Paracetamol only

0 (0)

3 (5)

 

Paracetamol + Metamizol

52 (92.9)

49 (81.7)

 

Paracetamol + Ibuprofen

1 (1.8)

8 (13.3)

 

Paracetamol + Metamizol + Ibuprofen

3 (5.4)

0 (0)

 

Any opioid in PACU/immediately post-op [number (%)]

23 (41.1)

24 (40)

0.906 a

PCA post-operative [number (%)]

Any

8 (14.3)

13 (21.7)

0.302 a

Nalbuphine

3 (5.4)

11 (18.3)

 

Morphine

5 (8.9)

2 (3.3)

 

PCA duration [hrs]

Median (IQR)

54.5 (26)

39 (49)

0.336 b

Any pain rescue medication first 24 h post-op [number (%)]

34 (60.7)

39 (65.0)

0.633 a

  1. a = Chi-square, b = Mann-Whitney U, c = Fisher’s Exact, IQR = interquartile range, significant effects (p<0.05) are marked with “*” and presented in bold and italic font