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Table 5 Comparing the average extubation time, PACU discharge readiness time and duration of ICU stay (days)

From: Opioid-free general anaesthesia for transthoracic oesophagectomy: does it improve postoperative analgesia and other recovery criteria? A prospective randomised study

 

Group A

OFA

Group B

OBA

t test

P value

Extubation time (min)

10.30 ± 4.84

8.24 ± 4.12

1.255

0.22

PACU discharge readiness time (min)

20.60 ± 4.64

14.42 ± 3.91

3.945

< 0.001*

Duration of ICU stay (days)

   

Mean ± SD

2.27 ± 0.59

3.40 ± 1.18

0.003*

  1. T student t test, P was significant if < 0.05,*Significant at level 0.05