Table 3 Comparison of the need for pain medication until 1st postoperative day between the different anesthetic groups: mean values, standard deviation and their significance levels.

From: Multicenter cohort-study of 15326 cases analyzing patient satisfaction and perioperative pain management: general, regional and combination anesthesia in knee arthroplasty

  

Spinal

 

Spinal & Peripheral

 

General & Spinal

 

General & Peripheral

 
  

Non-opioids

86.1%

Non-opioids

95.2%

Non-opioids

96.1%

Non-opioids

93.4%

  

Opioids

73.2%

Opioids

74.6%

Opioids

36.1%

Opioids

67.8%

  

PCA

81.7%

PCA

16.7%

PCA

89.5%

PCA

9.8%

General

Non-opioids

93.7%

p < 0.001

 

p = 0.043

 

p = 0.024

 

p = 0.596

 

Opioids

74.3%

p = 0.433

 

p = 0.830

 

p < 0.001

 

p < 0.001

 

PCA

77.3%

p < 0.001

 

p < 0.001

 

p < 0.001

 

p < 0.001

 

Spinal

Non-opioids

86.1%

  

p < 0.001

 

p < 0.001

 

p < 0.001

 

Opioids

73.2%

  

p = 0.386

 

p < 0.001

 

p < 0.001

 

PCA

81.7%

  

p < 0.001

 

p < 0.001

 

p < 0.001

 

Spinal & Peripheral

Non-opioids

95.2%

    

p = 0.398

 

p = 0.010

 

Opioids

74.6%

    

p < 0.001

 

p < 0.001

 

PCA

16.7%

    

p < 0.001

 

p = 0.009

 

General & Spinal

Non-opioids

96.1%

      

p = 0.010

 

Opioids

36.1%

      

p < 0.001

 

PCA

89.5%

      

p < 0.001

 
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