Table 2

Average time to first dose of analgesia in hospital for opioid and non-opioid analgesia

Time to first dose (hours)P value
All opioid analgesia4.97 (0.42)
All non-opioid analgesia6.91 (0.49)0.003*
Combination opioidsOpioid4.80 (0.47)
Non-opioid7.08 (0.58)0.003*
Separate opioidsOpioid only5.46 (0.90)
Non-opioid only6.16 (0.70)0.55
  • *Statistically significant with p<0.05.