Skip to main content

Table 4 Comparison of postoperative analgesic rescue between ITM groups

From: The use of intrathecal morphine for acute postoperative pain in lower limb arthroplasty surgery: a survey of practice at an academic hospital

Variable

100 mcg ITM, n (%) 29 (43.94)

 ≥ 150 mcg ITM, n (%) 37 (56.06)

p-value

Rescue analgesia

24 (82. 8%)

23 (62.2%)

0.067

No rescue analgesia

5 (17.2%)

14 (37.8%)

  1. ITM intrathecal morphine