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Table 5 Incidences of inadequate analgesia and opioid-related adverse events

From: Combination of thoracic epidural analgesia with patient-controlled intravenous analgesia versus traditional thoracic epidural analgesia for postoperative analgesia and early recovery of laparotomy: a prospective single-centre, randomized controlled trial

 

TEA/PCIA Group

TEA Group

P

Inadequate analgesia

9 (20.5)

13 (31.0)

0.265

Nausea/vomiting, n (%)

9 (20.5)

8 (19.0)

0.269

Mild

3 (7.0)

3 (7.1)

0.269

Moderate

5 (11.4)

5 (11.9)

0.269

Severe

1 (2.1)

0 (0.0)

0.269

Hypotension, n (%)

11 (25.0)

8 (19.0)

0.506

Dizziness, n (%)

3 (6.8)

4 (9.5)

0.646

Pruritus, n (%)

0 (0.0)

2 (4.8)

0.143

Urinary retention, n (%)

1 (2.3)

2 (4.8)

0.529

Others*, n (%)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

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  1. Data are expressed as number (%). TEA thoracic epidural analgesiam, PCIA patient-controlled intravenous analgesia; *: No respiratory depression, local anaesthetic intoxication, motor block, catheter prolapse were observed during the study. Patients with mean arterial pressure less than 65 mmHg were diagnosed with hypotension
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BMC Anesthesiology

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