Research Article

Sublingual Sufentanil vs. Intravenous Fentanyl for the Treatment of Acute Postoperative Pain in the Ambulatory Surgery Center: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 4

Six item screener scores.

OutcomeScoreN (%) fentanylN (%) SST-value

Preop six item screener score31 (2.5%)0 (0.0%)1.000
40 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
52 (5.0%)2 (5.7%)
637 (92.5%)33 (94.3%)
1-hour post medication six item screener score40 (0.0%)2 (5.7%)0.081
51 (2.6%)4 (11.4%)
638 (97.4%)29 (82.9%)

N: number, -value compares sublingual sufentanil vs. IV fentanyl, Chi-squared test was used to compare groups.