Table 6 Characteristics of patients undergoing wedge excision, metastasectomy, bullectomy, and tumor extirpation (n = 459)
EDA group (n = 206) | Opioid group (n = 253) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 58.7 ± 13.3 | 58.9 ± 15.1 | n.s. |
Male gender (%) | 61.2 | 60.1 | n.s. |
Hospital stay (days) | 8.4 ± 4.0 | 7.8 ± 3.9 | 0.09 |
Pre-existing pain therapy (%) | 6.8 | 11.9 | 0.08 |
Dismission with oral opioid (%) | 86.4 | 84.6 | n.s. |
Opiod dose after dismission (mg) | 32.4 ± 14.5 | 27.8 ± 14.8 | 0.002 |
Time to first dejection (days) | 3.4 ± 1.6 | 3.4 ± 1.5 | n.s. |
EDA duration (days) | 4.1 ± 1.3 | - |