Table 2 Anaesthetic characteristics in groups

The application time of the anaesthetic technique (minutes, mean ± SD)

9.37 ± 1.72

13.91 ± 3.91

0.001

Duration of the block procedure (minutes, mean ± SD)

18.51 ± 1.82

35.54 ± 5.51

0.001

Duration of surgery (minutes, mean ± SD )

101.37 ± 25.10

103.60 ± 17.48

>0.05

Intraoperative total blood loss (ml, mean ± SD )

283.14 ± 68.66

329.57 ± 53.66

0.02

Maximum sensory level [median (min-max)]

T₉ (T₆-T₁₁)

L₂ (L₁-S₂)

The number of patients requiring ephedrine

13

4

0.012

The number of patients requiring rescue analgesics in the first 24 hours postoperatively

11

30

0.0001

Total bupivacaine consumption (mg)

8.50 ± 1.24