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Table 3 Peri-operative analgesia in patients receiving opioid-free anaesthesia (OFA) and opioid-based anaesthesia (OBA)

From: Feasibility and postoperative opioid sparing effect of an opioid-free anaesthesia in adult cardiac surgery: a retrospective study

 

All patients (n = 80)

OFA (n = 40)

OBA (n = 40)

P-value

Intraoperative analgesia

 Paracetamol

79 (99)

39 (98)

40 (100)

> 0.99

 Nefopam

72 (90)

38 (95)

34 (85)

0.26

 Ketoprofen

44 (55)

32 (80)

12 (30)

< 0.01

 Tramadol

2 (3)

2 (5)

0 (0)

0.49

 Morphine

33 (41)

1 (3)

32 (80)

< 0.01

 Ketamine, n (%)

76 (95)

40 (100)

36 (90)

0.12

 Ketamine dose, mg

75 [50–100]

90 [75–100]

50 [30–70]

< 0.001

 Lidocaine, n (%)

50 (63)

40 (100)

10 (25)

< 0.01

 MgSO42−

48 (60)

40 (100)

8 (20)

< 0.01

Morphine titration

51 (64)

23 (58)

28 (70)

0.24

Rescue analgesia during first 48 h

 Ketoprofen use

30 (38)

18 (45)

12 (30)

0.17

 Ketoprofen dose, mg

100 [50–150]

100 [75–200]

100 [50–100]

0.18

 Tramadol use

7 (9)

5 (13)

2 (5)

0.43

 Tramadol dose, mg

200 [125–425]

200 [100–400]

325 [125–425]

0.57

 Oxycodone oral

23 (29)

9 (23)

14 (35)

0.22

 Ketamine use

8 (10)

2 (5)

6 (15)

0.26

  1. Data are presented as median [Interquartile range] or number (%) of patients. P value refers to comparison between OFA and OBA groups