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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Morphine use was significantly lower for the droperidol group than the control group during the postoperative 72-hour period (33. 9 + / - 9. 8 and 54. 9 + / - 12. 1 mg, respectively), with significantly decreased pain intensity levels for the former relative to the latter at 48 hours (pain intensity on movement : 3. 9 + / - 1. 2 vs 4. 3 + / - 0. 9, respectively ; P =. 049) and 72 hours (pain intensity on movement : 3. 0 + / - 1. 1 vs 3. 6 + / - 0. 5, respectively ; P =. 003 ; pain intensity at rest : 1. 3 + / - 1. 0 vs 1. 6 + / - 0. 7, respectively ; P =. 033) subsequent to surgery.