Table 5

Postoperative opiate use

Femoral nerve block
(n=30)
PENG
(n=30)
P value
Postoperative opiate use in morphine equivalents (mg), median (IQR)*
Intraoperative22.5 (8.8–53)20 (0–50)0.37
Day 0 (total)55 (36.5–80.1)53.25 (32.3–86)0.85
Day 117.5 (8–33.8)13.5 (8–32)0.59
Day 212.25 (7–32.5)8 (0–28.5)0.41
Day 38 (0–16.8)0 (0–17.8)0.62
Total105.25 (54.6–175)82.5 (0–165.5)0.65
  • *Mann-Whitney U test used.

  • mg, milligrams; PENG, pericapsular nerve group block.