| |
PCA+ ketamine |
PCA |
change |
p-value |
| Length of stay (days) (range) |
5.6 (2.5-13.7) |
4.4 (1.7-8.8) |
1.21 |
0.042° |
| Mean pain score on DOA |
7.84 (3.5-10) |
7.25 (3-10) |
0.57 |
0.078° |
| Mean daily pain score |
6.48 (0-10) |
5.99 (0-10) |
0.46 |
0.002° |
| Mean daily sedation score |
0.277 (0-1.8) |
0.173 (0-1.6) |
0.12 |
0.078° |
| Duration of PCA (± SD) |
4.37 days (± 2.5) |
3.4 days (± 1.5) |
22.5 hrs |
0.050° |
| Concurrent ACS n (%) |
14 (42%) |
5 (15%) |
|
0.013+ |
| ICU transfer n (%) |
3 (9%) |
1 (3%) |
|
0.317+ |
| RBC transfusion n (%) |
12 (36%) |
7 (21%) |
|
0.059+ |
DOA=day of admission, ACS=Acute Chest Syndrome, ICU=intensive care unit
°paired t-test, +McNemars test |
