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Table 1

From: Best pain management for critical older patients in the surgical ICU

 

Demerol/NSAID (n =449)

PCA (n =62)

PCEA (n =69)

Pvalue

VAS (rest)

21 ± 14 *

19 ± 9*

12 ± 10

<0.001

VAS (movement)

35 ± 20

41 ± 12*

33 ± 11

0.02

VAS (coughing)

40 ± 24*

58 ± 14

51 ± 14

<0.001

  1. *Significant difference.
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