Sublingual Sufentanil vs. Intravenous Fentanyl for the Treatment of Acute Postoperative Pain in the Ambulatory Surgery Center: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Table 3
Recovery room data.
Fentanyl median (IQR) N = 40
Sublingual sufentanil median (IQR) N = 35
-value
Phase 1 to phase 2 discharge criteria met (min)
65 (56, 89)
73 (56, 89)
0.903
Initial pain score in PACU
6.0 (5.0, 7.0)
7.0 (5.5, 8.0)
0.117
Max pain in PACU
7.0 (5.0, 8.0)
7.0 (6.0, 8.8)
0.313
Pain at discharge
3.0 (2.0, 4.0)
3.0 (2.0, 4.0)
0.198
Initial pain minus pain at discharge
3.0 (2.0, 4.0)
4.0 (2.0, 5.5)
0.079
Rescue fentanyl (mcg)
50.0 (18.8, 50.0)
50.0 (25.0, 87.5)
0.470
Rescue oxycodone (mg)
5.0 (0.0, 5.0)
0.0 (0.0, 5.0)
0.028
Rescue MME
22.5 (13.1, 23.4)
15.0 (7.5, 30.0)
0.742
OBAS score
3.0 (1.0, 4.5)
3.0 (2.0, 4.0)
0.826
IQR: interquartile range, mcg: micrograms, mg: milligrams, MME: milligram morphine equivalent, min: minutes, N number, -value compares sublingual sufentanil vs. IV fentanyl, Mann–Whitney nonparametric U test was used to compare groups.
