The Effect of Systemic and Regional Use of Magnesium Sulfate on Postoperative Tramadol Consumption in Lumbar Disc Surgery

Table 2

Comparison of tramadol consumption (mean ± SD).

	Group C ()	IV Group ()	IM Group ()
5 mins	11.52 ± 7.33	10.24 ± 7.84	5.76 ± 7.84	0.025
15 mins	22.40 ± 10.33	18.56 ± 8.86	12.16 ± 9.56	0.001
30 mins	32.64 ± 9.78	28.16 ± 10.61	19.20 ± 12.22	0.000
45 mins	46.08 ± 10.65	41.60 ± 14.61	30.08 ± 15.54	0.000
60 mins	60.16 ± 11.57	53.12 ± 14.40	44.80 ± 29.57	0.031
4 hours	164.48 ± 43.94	126.08 ± 49.60	88.32 ± 40.56	0.000
8 hours	266.24 ± 65.46	195.20 ± 65.65	139.52 ± 53.37	0.000
12 hours	298.72 ± 57.65	247.68 ± 62.87	199.76 ± 59.80	0.000
24 hours	335.72 ± 59.09	283.68 ± 64.61	240.76 ± 61.19	0.000

Statistically significant ().