Gabapentin and intrathecal morphine combination therapy results in decreased oral narcotic use and more consistent pain scores after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Table 2 Patients in each group who received intravenous or oral analgesics intraoperatively and in the PACU

	Intraoperatively		P	PACU		P
	ITM + gabapentin	ITM only	P	ITM + gabapentin	ITM only	P
Remifentanil	20 (80%)	18 (72%)	0.508	N/A	N/A
Dexmedetomidine	5 (20%)	10 (40%)	0.123	N/A	N/A
Fentanyl	21 (84%)	22 (88%)	1.000	4 (16%)	5 (20%)	1.000
Acetaminophen	18 (72%)	22 (88%)	0.289	2 (8%)	1 (4%)	1.000
Ketorolac	22 (88%)	22 (88%)	1.000	1 (4%)	2 (8%)	1.000
Diazepam^a	1 (4%)	3 (12%)	0.609	9 (36%)	11 (44%)	0.564
Ketamine	11 (44%)	11 (44%)	1.000	0	0
Midazolam	20 (80%)	20 (80%)	1.000	0	0

Values are shown as n (%)
ITM intrathecal morphine, PACU post-anesthesia care unit
^aIntravenous diazepam was on shortage for most of the study time period. The majority of these doses were oral (3/4 administered intraoperatively and 17/20 administered in PACU)

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