Time

DepoDur Dose (mg)

Opioid consumption †
(mg; excluding DepoDur)

P

PCA
Use (%)

P

Intra Operative

10

32.5 ± 13.5

0.02

N/A

N/A

15

40.2 ± 17.2

N/A

PACU (0-2 hrs)

10

12.3 ± 14.8

0.61

29

0.17

15

10.8 ± 11.6

15

Hospital Floor
(2-48 hrs)

10

15.0 ± 26.0

0.22

39

0.08

15

8.8 ± 12.4

20

Post Operative
(total 48 hrs)

10

27.3 ± 32.8

0.23

39

0.15

15

19.6 ± 18.2

24

† Morphine Equivalent
PACU = Post-anesthesia care unit, PCA = Patient controlled anesthesia

Table 2: Postoperative (morphine equivalent) (N = 31 and 59 for the 10 and 15 mg groups respectively).