Risk Factors for Moderate to Severe Pain during the First 24 Hours after Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery While Receiving Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia

Table 4

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with moderate to severe pain during the first 24 hours postoperatively.

Factors	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	value
Age	0.96 (0.92–1.01)	0.104
Female sex	2.68 (0.91–7.91)	0.075
Postoperative NSAIDs	3.29 (0.91–11.85)	0.069
Patients with NRS >3 on arrival at PACU	1.03 (0.31–3.46)	0.961
Inadequate pain control at PACU discharge	4.90 (1.44–16.69)	0.011

indicates statistical significance. Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.