Effect of combination of remimazolam and sevoflurane on elderly patients’ recovery quality from general anesthesia after laparoscopic abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Table 3 Comparison of quality of recovery-15 scores in the two groups

	Group R	Group S	Median difference (95% CI)	P-value
Total QoR-15
Preop	141.0[7.0]	143.0[6.0]	1 (− 1, 3)	0.182
POD1	132.0[11.0]	135.0[8.0]	4 (1, 7)	0.004^*
POD3	141.0[7.0]	143.0[6.0]	2 (1, 4)	0.007^*
Emotional state
Preop	37.0[3.0]	38.0[3.0]	0 (− 1, 1)	0.749
POD1	38.0[3.0]	39.0[1.0]	1 (0, 1)	0.096
POD3	39.0[2.0]	40.0[1.0]	0 (0, 1)	0.260
Physical comfort
Preop	46.0[4.0]	47.0[3.0]	1 (0, 1)	0.273
POD1	41.0[6.0]	44.0[5.0]	2 (1, 4)	0.001^*
POD3	45.0[3.0]	47.0[3.0]	1 (0, 2)	0.004^*
Psychological support
Preop	19.0[2.0]	19.0[1.0]	0 (0, 1)	0.248
POD1	19.0[2.0]	19.0[1.0]	0 (0, 1)	0.230
POD3	19.0[2.0]	19.0[1.0]	0 (0, 1)	0.087
Physical independence
Preop	19.0[2.0]	19.0[1.0]	0 (0, 0)	0.503
POD1	16.0[4.0]	17.0[3.0]	1 (0, 2)	0.191
POD3	18.0[2.0]	19.0[1.0]	0 (0, 1)	0.068
Pain
Preop	20.0[1.0]	20.0[0]	0 (0, 0)	0.067
POD1	17.0[2.0]	17.0[2.0]	0 (0, 1)	0.157
POD3	19.0[1.0]	19.0[1.0]	0 (0, 0)	0.624

The values are expressed as median [inter-quartile range]
POD postoperative day, Preop preoperative, QoR quality of recovery, CI confidence interval
^*P < 0.05

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