Table 2

Medication details.

MedicationNo ITM
(n = 115)
ITM
(n = 65)
P
Intraoperative medication
 Total intraoperative MME54.23 ± 35.6790.29 ± 22.93 <0.001
 IV MME (excluding ITM)54.23 ± 35.6737.41 ± 19.92 <0.001
 ITMN/A65 (100)N/A
 ITM, µgN/A214.84 ± 35.27N/A
 ITM MMEN/A53.71 ± 8.82N/A
 Fentanyl107 (93.0)60 (92.3)1
 Fentanyl, µg191.36 ± 130.14132.50 ± 63.50 <0.001
 Morphine1 (0.9)17 (26.2) <0.001
 Morphine, mg2.00 ± 05.83 ± 2.73 <0.001
 Hydromorphone83 (72.2)20 (30.8) <0.001
 Hydromorphone, mg 1.32 ± 0.85 0.91 ± 0.61 0.015
 Fluid received, mL 2547.2 ± 1415.8 2349.2 ± 1107.50.302
Postoperative medication
 Total PACU MME21.83 ± 21.079.7 ± 31.23 0.006
 Total floor MME110.24 ± 139.9288.0 ± 84.510.186
 Total floor + PACU MME132.07 ± 144.1897.73 ± 91.040.052
 Postoperative day 0 floor MME13.64 ± 15.638.86 ± 13.55 0.033
 Postoperative day 0 floor + PACU MME35.47 ± 28.5118.60 ± 35.47 0.001
 Postoperative day 1 floor MME35.19 ± 30.8833.05 ± 28.330.638
 Postoperative day 2 floor MME21.41 ± 34.7423.89 ± 27.540.599
  • Abbreviations: ITM, intrathecal morphine; IV, intravenous; ML, milliliter; MME, milligram morphine equivalent; PACU, postanesthesia care unit.

  • Note: P values < 0.05 in bold. Data are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%).