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Table 2 The comparison of patients with or without opioid use following primary TKA

From: Risk factors of opioid use associated with an enhanced-recovery programme after total knee arthroplasty

Baseline Characteristic

Opioid group, N =83

Non-opioid group, N =278

p

Demographic characteristics

   

Age(\(\overline{X}\)±S)

66.1±8.9

66.0±7.7

0.897

Sex (male/female)

19/64

45/233

0.160

BMI(\(\overline{X}\)±S, kg/m2)

25.6±3.5

25.4±3.6

0.880

Diagnosis (RA/OA)

5/78

8/270

0.177

Preoperative HSS

48.7±8.9

49.3±8.2

0.582

Preoperative VAS

4.9±0.7

4.9±0.8

0.578

Preoperative varus (N, %)

45 (54.2%)

149 (53.6%)

0.921

Preoperative valgus (N, %)

8 (9.6%)

30 (10.8%)

0.764

Comorbidities (N, %)

   

Smoking

10 (12.0%)

17 (6.1%)

0.071

Alcohol

5 (6.0%)

16 (5.8%)

0.927

Hypertension

48 (57.8%)

167 (73.3%)

0.715

Diabetes

10 (12.0%)

48 (21.1%)

0.256

Coronary heart disease

10 (12.0%)

20 (7.2%)

0.160

Preoperative anemia

19 (22.9%)

62 (22.3%)

0.910

COPD

8 (9.6%)

22 (7.9%)

0.617

Preoperative laboratories

   

HB (g/L)

131.3±13.4

130.7±12.9

0.698

Hct

39.7±3.7

39.9±3.6

0.746

Albumin (g/L)

42.8±3.2

43.4±3.2

0.191

ESR (mm/h)

24.0±16.3

27.0±18.0

0.259

CRP (mg/L)

3.5±4.28

3.6±3.0

0.748

IL-6 (mg/L)

4.3±2.9

4.2±4.1

0.771

Platelet (*109/L)

183.5±68.6

187.6±59.6

0.635

PT (sec)

11.4±0.7

11.3±1.0

0.670

APTT (sec)

27.7±3.1

27.5±3.3

0.751

Operative variables

   

ASA class (N, %)

  

0.789

1-2

70 (84.3%)

231 (83.1%)

 

≥3

13 (15.7%)

47 (16.9%)

 

Drainage use (N, %)

22 (26.5%)

88 (31.7%)

0.371

TXA use (N, %)

71 (85.5%)

259 (93.2%)

0.030*

Dexamethasone use (N, %)

65 (78.3%)

234 (84.2%)

0.214

Operative time (min)

80.4±16.2

76.7±15.0

0.056

Intraoperative blood loss (mL)

127.4±33.0

104.6±29.2

<0.001*

  1. BMI: body mass index; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; OA: osteoarthritis; HSS: hospital for special surgery knee score; VAS: visual analogue scale; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HB: hemoglobin; Hct: hematocrit; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C reaction protein; IL-6: interleukin-6; PT: prothrombin time; APTT: activated partial thrombin time; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; TXA: Tranexamic acid.
  2. p value calculated using independent t-test, Pearson chi-square test or Fisher exact test.
  3. *Significant difference