Table 4 Comparison of the treatment duration, hospital stay and need to adjunctive therapy in the morphine sulfate versus phenobarbital treated groups
Outcome | Morphine sulfate group | Phenobarbital group | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Duration of treatment | 8.5 ± 5 (days) | 8.5 ± 4 (days) | 0.9 |
(Mean ± SD) | 206.3 ± 120 (hours) | 204 ± 97 (hours) | (N.S) |
Duration of H.S | 12.6 ± 5.6 (days) | 12.5 ± 5.3 (days) | 0.7 |
(Mean ± SD) | 304 ± 136 (hours) | 300.5 ± 128 (hours) | (N.S) |
Needing Adjunctive Tx | 1 (3.3 %) | 2 (6.6 %) | 0.5 |
N (%) | (N.S) |