Table 4 Groupwise comparisons of block duration
Group A vs Group B | Group B vs Group C | Group A vs Group C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Difference (95 % CI) | p-value | Difference (95 % CI) | p-value | Difference (95 % CI) | p-value | |
Block duration (min) | ||||||
Overall sensory | 30 (−5 – 65) | 0.100 | −44 (−79 – -9) | 0.010 | −14 (−49 – 21) | 0.599 |
Overall motor | 34 (−3 – 70) | 0.079 | −44 (−80 – -7) | 0.017 | −10 (−47 – 27) | 0.787 |
Block duration (min) | ||||||
Med. Anteb. Cut. nerve | ||||||
Sensory | 24 (−13 – 62) | 0.260 | -50 (−87 – -12) | 0.007 | −25 (−63 – 12) | 0.244 |
Musculocutaneous nerve | ||||||
Sensory | 17 (−22 – 56) | 0.550 | −19 (−58 – 20) | 0.482 | −2 (−41 – 37) | 0.993 |
Motor | 36 (2 – 69) | 0.031 | −28 (−61 – 5) | 0.110 | 7 (−26 – 41) | 0.848 |
Radial nerve | ||||||
Sensory | 22 (−18 – 61) | 0.375 | −21 (−63 – 22) | 0.451 | 1 (−43 – 44) | 0.999 |
Motor | 20 (−13 – 52) | 0.320 | −49 (−81 – -16) | 0.002 | −29 (−62 – 3) | 0.086 |
Median nerve | ||||||
Sensory | 32 (−4 – 69) | 0.091 | −44 (−80 – -8) | 0.014 | −12 (−48 – 24) | 0.709 |
Motor | 45 (5 – 84) | 0.024 | −41 (−79 – -2) | 0.039 | 4 (−35 – 44) | 0.963 |
Ulnar nerve | ||||||
Sensory | 27 (−15 – 70) | 0.272 | −38 (−80 – 4) | 0.082 | −11 (−53 – 32) | 0.818 |
Motor | 34 (−8 – 76) | 0.137 | −48 (−91 – -6) | 0.023 | −15 (−57 – 28) | 0.684 |