Evaluation of early postoperative intravenous opioid rescue as a novel quality measure in patients who receive thoracic epidural analgesia: a retrospective cohort analysis and prospective performance improvement intervention

Table 3 PACU-OpResc rates before and after implementing sensory level check documentation

	PACU-OpResc
	No	Yes	Total
Before SLC implementation (January 2016–April 2019)	827 (77.80%)	236 (22.20%)	1063
After SLC implementation (May–November 2019)	154 (86.03%)	25 (13.97%)	179
Total	981	261	1242

Data analyzed using a likelihood ratio ChiSquare test (p-value = 0.009). PACU-OpResc: intravenous opioid rescue analgesia in the post anesthesia care unit; SLC: Sensory level check

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