Sublingual Sufentanil vs. Intravenous Fentanyl for the Treatment of Acute Postoperative Pain in the Ambulatory Surgery Center: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Table 1
Demographics.
Fentanyl (median (IQR) or N (%)) N = 40
Sublingual sufentanil median (IQR) or N (%) N = 35
Male
16 (40.0%)
13 (37.1%)
Age (years)
37.0 (22.8, 53.8)
52.0 (32.5, 62.0)
Weight (kilograms)
77.4 (68.9, 97.6)
79.4 (69.0, 98.7)
BMI (kg/m2)
29.9 (24.3, 33.6)
28.3 (24.3, 31.6)
Surgical duration (minutes)
76.5 (33.0, 113.3)
45.0 (31.0, 68.5)
ASA I
14 (35.0%)
12 (34.3%)
ASA II
21 (52.5%)
15 (42.9%)
ASA III
5 (12.5%)
8 (22.9%)
IQR: interquartile range, kg: kilogram, m: meters, N: number of patients. Mann–Whitney nonparametric U test and Fisher’s exact test was used to compare groups for continuous and categorical measures, respectively.