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Table 4 Adverse events frequency and satisfaction rate, at PACU and 24 h (h) moments

From: Continuous femoral nerve blockade and single-shot sciatic nerve block promotes better analgesia and lower bleeding for total knee arthroplasty compared to intrathecal morphine: a randomized trial

 

Groups

p-value

Intratechal morphine

Femoral blockade

M (n = 20)

FI (n = 19)

PACU

24 h

PACU

24 h

Pruritus

14

7

-

-

<0.01*

Urinary retention

10

7

-

-

<0.01*

Nausea

5

6

-

-

<0.05**

Vomiting

1

3

-

-

>0.05

Satisfaction (%) at 24 h

20

100

<0.05

  1. *Significant for both moments of PACU and 24 h analysis at p-values < 0.01
  2. **significant for both moments of PACU and 24 h analysis at p-values < 0.05. Fisher exact test