Table 4: Pairwise comparisons of total morphine consumption with adjusted p-values.
Reference group |
Comparator group |
Estimate |
Estimate IC95 |
Adjusted p-value |
|
Laparoscopy with PCEA |
Laparoscopy without PCEA |
25.0 |
2.11 ; 47.9 |
0.01 |
Significant |
Laparoscopy with PCEA |
Laparotomy with PCEA |
0.906 |
-22.8 ; 24.6 |
1 |
Non significant |
Laparoscopy with PCEA |
Laparotomy without PCEA |
34.9 |
-10.1 ; 79.8 |
0.158 |
Non significant |
Laparoscopy without PCEA
|
Laparotomy with PCEA |
-24.1 |
-39.5 ; -8.69 |
0.000503 |
Significant |
Laparoscopy without PCEA
|
Laparotomy without PCEA |
9.88 |
-33.1 ; 52.8 |
0.9 |
Non significant |
Laparotomy with PCEA
|
Laparotomy without PCEA |
34.0 |
-9.32 ; 77.2 |
0.146 |
Non significant
|
Estimate: Effect size which is the difference of morphine dose consumption in milligrams (mg) between the two groups. When estimate is postive, comparator group consumed more morphine than reference group. When the estimate is negative, comparator group consumed less morphine than reference group.