Table 2: Fentanyl consumption in the 2 cohorts. Values are displayed as the mean and median (quartiles) with P-values (group comparison by Mann–Whitney U-tests).
|
Cumulative Fentanyl dose (mcg) |
NOL-guided group (prospective cohort) (n=34) |
Control group (retrospective cohort) (n=36) |
P-value (Mann-Whitney) |
|
Mean |
445.6 |
562.5 |
0.005 |
|
Median |
450 |
600 |
|
|
25%–75% percentiles |
300-600 |
450-600 |
|
|
Min. |
150 |
300 |
|
|
Max. |
750 |
900 |
Abbreviations: NOL: Nociception Level; CI: Confidence interval.