Table 2 Perioperative analgesic management and outcomes by race
Asian (N = 401) | Black (N = 159) | Hispanic (N = 97) | Other (N = 105) | White (N = 532) | p value | All (N = 1294) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regional analgesia used | |||||||
Spinal | 218 (54%) | 68 (43%) | 39 (40%) | 47 (45%) | 224 (42%) | 0.002 | 596 (46%) |
Epidural | 26 (6%) | 25 (16%) | 16 (16%) | 17 (16%) | 87 (16%) | < 0.001 | 171 (13%) |
Peripheral nerve block | 27 (7%) | 11 (7%) | 6 (6%) | 12 (11%) | 32 (6%) | 0.39 | 88 (7%) |
Regional analgesia used (spinal, epidural, or peripheral) | 265 (66.1%) | 102 (64.2%) | 60 (61.9%) | 75 (71.4%) | 338 (63.5%) | 0.54 | 840 (64.9%) |
Intraoperative MME/kg | 3.15 [2.21, 4.29] | 2.96 [2.00, 3.85] | 3.09 [2.14, 4.80] | 3.24 [2.41, 4.29] | 3.00 [2.09, 4.37] | 0.26 | 3.05 [2.14, 4.31] |
Postoperative PCA used | 338 (84%) | 122 (77%) | 77 (79%) | 75 (71%) | 424 (80%) | 0.07 | 1036 (80%) |
Postoperative LOS (days) | 4.68 [3.74, 5.98] | 5.09 [3.98, 7.07] | 5.07 [3.84, 6.93] | 4.96 [3.94, 6.65] | 4.88 [3.77, 6.83] | 0.01 | 4.91 [3.82, 6.67] |