The center’s initial PCEA regimens were based on a review by D’Angelo, and the clinical difference was small, but it was statistically significant.
and the data were presented as median (min-max). Our center’s initial PCEA regimens were based on a review by D’Angelo. We agree with Koopmans et al. that having differing lockout times may affect the outcomes. In our future studies, we have chosen to fix the lock-out time for all groups. Patients’ satisfaction with their pain relief was one of our secondary outcomes. Although the clinical difference was small (Group 0: 87 12, Group 5: 91 10, P 0.028), it was statistically significant.