Table 4 Duration of surgery, surgical rating scale score and postoperative recovery, and medication use between the groups. Values are mean (95% CI), median (range), or numbers (proportion)
dNMB group (n = 40) | mNMB group (n = 40) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Duration of surgery (min) | 58.0 (6.0) | 60.6 (7.5) | 0.09 |
Mean (95% CI) surgical rating scale score | 4.3 (4.03-5.57) | 3.9 (3.64-4.16) | 0.028 |
Time to home discharge readiness (min) | 80.6 (15.5) | 82.9 (18.3) | 0.64 |
Overall highest abdominal NRPS | |||
• At PACU | 4.0 (3.0-6.0) | 4.0 (3.0-7.0) | 0.78 |
• At 24 h postoperative | 4.0 (1.0-5.0) | 4.0 (2.0-5.0) | 0.68 |
Overall highest Referred Shoulder NRPS at 24 h postoperative | 1.0 (0.0-3.0) | 1.0 (0.0-4.0) | 0.23 |
24 h tramadol consumption | 98 (62.8) | 108.5 (76.2) | 0.5 |
Antiemetic requirement, n (%) | |||
• 0 | 25 | 21 | |
• 1 | 9 | 7 | |
• ≥ 2 | 6 | 12 | 0.28 |