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Table 2 Comparison of selected clinical features and perioperative characteristics among patients randomized to ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve block (Group I) or saline control (Group II).

From: Prospective randomized trial of iliohypogastric-ilioinguinal nerve block on post-operative morphine use after inpatient surgery of the female reproductive tract

 

Group I

(n = 28)

Group II

(n = 32)

p 1

Age (yrs)

43.6 ± 8.4

39.9 ± 6.9

0.06

BMI2

29.6 ± 6.2

31.0 ± 5.8

0.39

ASA class3

1.8 ± 0.4

1.9 ± 0.5

0.37

Duration of surgery (min)

109.5 ± 44.2

106.2 ± 44.9

0.77

PCA4 use (h)

27.4 ± 6.5

25.0 ± 4.2

0.09

Oral analgesic start time (h)

23.3 ± 3.6

22.8 ± 5.9

0.73

LOS5 (h)

48.5 ± 13.2

49.4 ± 16.6

0.81

  1. Notes: All data reported as mean ± SD; min = minutes, h = hours,
  2. 1by Student's t-test 2body mass index (kg/m2) 3American Society of Anesthesiologists class [as prognostic measure of perioperative morbidity] 4patient-controlled analgesia 5length of stay.
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Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine

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