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Table 3 Postoperative rescue analgesia and the number of PCA boluses

From: Dexmedetomidine combined with sufentanil and dezocine-based patient-controlled intravenous analgesia increases female patients’ global satisfaction degree after thoracoscopic surgery

Variable

Group C (n = 71)

Group D (n = 72)

P values

Rescue analgesia

 No

50 (70.4%)

66 (91.7%)*

0.001

 Once

12 (16.9%)

4 (5.6%)*

0.036

 Twice

9 (12.7%)

2 (2.7%)*

0.031

PCA bolus

 Total

14.3 ± 3.3

10.5 ± 3.9*

< 0.001

 Actual

11.8 ± 3.2

9.0 ± 3.5*

< 0.001

 Ineffective

2.5 ± 1.6

1.5 ± 0.9*

< 0.001

  1. Values are means ± SD or numbers (%)
  2. *Statistically significant (P < 0.05)
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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