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Table 1 Population characteristics and intraoperative data

From: Continuous paravertebral block for postoperative pain compared to general anaesthesia and wound infiltration for major oncological breast surgery

 

GA-LWI n = 18

GA-cPVB n = 18

p value

Age (years)

57.9 (13.8)

60.9 (12.7)

0.52

Length (cm)

166.7 (6.9)

165.6 (4.2)

0.55

Weight (kg)

70.8 (17.5)

67.4 (9.43)

0.47

ASA I/II

9 / 9

5 / 13

0.17

Airway TT/LMA

11/7

10/8

0.74

Total dose sufentanil (μg)

33.1(10.6)

25.1(9.5)

0.024

Intraoperative infusion (ml)

1194 (300)

1428(379)

0.048

Duration of anaesthesia (hours)

2.50(0.69)

2.57(0.66)

0.78

Duration of surgery (hours)

1.98(0.61)

2.09(0.58)

0.58

Type of surgery

  

0.25

Lumpectomy/Ablatio/MRM +/− sentinel node

12

7

 

Ablatio/MRM + Axillary node

3

6

 

Ablatio/MRM + Plastic surgery +/− Axillary node

3

5

 
  1. GA-LWI: general anaesthesia and local wound infiltration, GA-cPVB general anaesthesia and continuous PVB, TT: tracheal tube; LMA: laryngeal mask airway.
  2. MRM: modified radical mastectomy. Values are numbers or mean (SD).