Regional analgesia using ultrasound-guided intermediate cervical plexus block versus cervical erector spinae block for anterior cervical spine surgery: a randomized trial

Table 1 Patients’ characters between the studied groups

Variables	Group SC N = 29	Group ES N = 29	t	p
Sex n (%)			0.069^c	0.792
Females	14(48.3%)	13(44.8%)
Males	15(51.7%)	16(55.2%)
Age (years)	42.86 ± 9.02	44.62 ± 8.34	0.771	0.444
BMI (Kg/m²)	30.68 ± 2.3	31.24 ± 2.44	0.885	0.380
ASA PS n (%)
I	14(48.3%)	11(37.9%)	0.633	0.246
II	15(51.7%)	18(62.1%)	0.633	0.246
Duration of operation (min.)	97.1 ± 9.33	96.75 ± 7.85	0.152	0.880

Data were expressed as number and percent, or Mean ± SD [SD = standard deviation, t: student’s t test, χ 2 Chi-square test]
ASA PS The American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status, BMI Body Mass Index
^cP ≥ 0.05 was considered not significant

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