Table 5 Overall recovery rates and recovery rates by different dimensions of QoR-40 scale at day 3 and 7 postoperatively
|  | PIA (n = 168) | PBA (n = 170) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Postoperative day 3 | |||
 Overall recovery | 3 (1.8%) | 4 (2.4%) | 0.751 |
 Physiology | 44 (27.9%) | 52 (30.6%) | 0.260 |
 Nociception | 42 (25%) | 65 (38.2%) | 0.013 |
 Emotion | 56 (33.3%) | 78 (45.9%) | 0.027 |
 Cognition | 117 (69.6%) | 139 (81.8%) | 0.011 |
 Activities of day living | 39 (23.2%) | 67 (39.4%) | 0.026 |
Postoperative day 7 | |||
 Overall recovery | 29 (17.3%) | 46 (27.1%) | 0.038 |
 Physiology | 89 (52.9%) | 104 (61.2%) | 0.021 |
 Nociception | 134 (79.8%) | 151 (88.8%) | 0.454 |
 Emotion | 144 (85.7%) | 152 (89.4%) | 0.172 |
 Cognition | 140 (83.3%) | 156 (91.8%) | 0.019 |
 Activities of day living | 122 (72.6%) | 135 (79.4%) | 0.043 |
DCTP (day) | 4.53 ± 1.71 | 3.72 ± 1.44 | 0.042 |
LOS (day) | 6.57 ± 2.21 | 5.92 ± 2.03 | 0.054 |