Table 4 Comparison of the need for pain medication until the first postoperative day between “UKA” and “TKA” groups and the opioid equivalent. PCA = patient controlled analgesia.
TKA | UKA | p-Values | |
|---|---|---|---|
Recovery unit: Coanalgetics | 8% | 5% | 0.011 |
Recovery unit: Nonopioids | 50% | 45% | 0.004 |
Recovery unit: Opioids | 57% | 55% | 0.152 |
Recovery unit: PCA | 30.5% | 32.9% | 0.130 |
Ward: Coanalgetics | 3.6% | 4.2% | 0.038 |
Ward: Nonopioids | 94% | 96% | < 0.001 |
Ward: Opioids | 84% | 76% | < 0.001 |
Ward: PCA | 33.7% | 34.5% | 0.067 |
Recovery unit: Opioid equivalent (mg) (median, IQR 25%/75%) | 0.0, 0.0/6.8 | 0.0, 0.0/7.5 | 0.35 |
Ward: Opioid equivalent (mg) (median, IQR 25%/75%) | 15.0, 0.0/26.0 | 15.0, 0.0/30.0 | 0.27 |
