The Pericapsular Nerve Group (PENG) block combined with Local Infiltration Analgesia (LIA) compared to placebo and LIA in hip arthroplasty surgery: a multi-center double-blinded randomized-controlled trial

Table 5 Postoperative opiate use

	Sham (n = 30)	PENG (n = 30)	P-value
Postoperative opiate use in morphine equivalents (mg), median (IQR)^a
Day 0	30 (18.9–73.0)	30 (8.0–57.5)	0.31
Day 1	49 (21.0–93.3)	46 (15.0–73.2)	0.41
Day 2	30 (0–47)	8 (0–45.0)	0.24
Day 3	0 (0–15)	0 (0–8.0)	0.81
Total	122 (56.5–232.5)	97.5 (30.5–164.3)	0.23

Abbreviations: PENG Pericapsular nerve group block, mg Milligrams, IQR Interquartile range
^a Mann–Whitney U-test used

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