Table 2: Preoperative and intraoperative opioid use.

 

Control (n = 80)

SST (n = 47)

Patients Receiving Intraoperative IV Opioids

97.5%

61.7%

Pre- and Intraoperative Total Opioid Dose (MME; Mean ± SEM)a

20.0 ± 1.3 mg

10.9 ± 1.0 mg

aIncludes MME of 5 mg IV morphine in the SST group to account for preoperative SST dosing (Miner, et al.);

p < 0.001 via Chi Square Test;

p < 0.001 via Student’s T Test;

MME: Morphine milligram equivalents; SEM: Standard error of the mean.