Pain Research and Management

Research Article

A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Postoperative Pain and Complications after Thyroidectomy under Different Anesthetic Techniques: Volatile Anesthesia versus Total Intravenous Anesthesia

Table 2

Demands for rescue analgesics administered intravenously during stay at the postoperative anesthetic care unit.
 TIVA group (n = 35)VA group (n = 37) value
Need for rescue analgesics
NSAID35 (100)33 (89.2)0.115
Fentanyl24 (68.6)21 (56.7)0.155
Once14 (40.0)17 (45.9) 
Twice10 (28.6)4 (10.8) 
Doses for rescue analgesics
NSAID (mg)30.0 ± 0.026.8 ± 9.40.044
Fentanyl (μg)47.4 ± 38.333.8 ± 33.40.111
MED (mg)16.7 ± 3.814.1 ± 5.90.027
NSAID = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; MED = morphine equianalgesic dose; TIVA = total intravenous anesthesia; VA = volatile anesthesia. Data are represented with mean ± SD for continuous variables and with number (%) for categorical variables.