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Table 8 Characteristics of patients undergoing pleurectomy (n = 60)

From: The impact of epidural analgesia compared to systemic opioid-based analgesia with regard to length of hospital stay and recovery of bowel function: retrospective evaluation of 1555 patients undergoing thoracotomy

 

EDA group (n = 30)

Opioid group (n = 30)

p-value

Age (years)

66.1 ± 8.2

59.8 ± 14.3

n.s.

Male gender (%)

90.0

60.0

0.007

Hospital stay (days)

10.8 ± 5.1

13.3 ± 8.4

<0.01

Pre-existing pain therapy (%)

10.0

13.3

n.s.

Dismission with oral opioid (%)

76.7

60.0

n.s.

Opiod dose after dismission (mg)

30.7 ± 15.7

28.9 ± 18.2

n.s

Time to first dejection (days)

3.2 ± 1.1

3.7 ± 3.0

n.s.

EDA duration (days)

4.4 ± 1.4

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  1. Data are presented as means ± SD.