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Table 2 Characteristics of arm group and axillary group (nā€‰=ā€‰12)

From: The ultrasound-guided selective nerve block in the upper arm: an approach of retaining the motor function in elbow

Ā 

Arm group

Axillary group

P value

Sensory block onset (min)

ā€ƒMusculocutaneous nerves

6 (4.5,6)

10 (10,12)

Pā€‰<ā€‰0.001**

ā€ƒMedian nerve

10 (10,10)

12 (10,13.5)

Pā€‰=ā€‰0.032*

ā€ƒRadial nerve

8 (6,8)

10 (8.5,11.5)

Pā€‰=ā€‰0.002**

ā€ƒUlnar nerve

10 (8,10)

11 (10,12)

Pā€‰=ā€‰0.007**

ā€ƒMedial antebrachial cutaneous nerves

10 (8,10)

10 (10,10)

Pā€‰=ā€‰0.008**

ā€ƒDuration time of sensory block (min)

540 (540,585)

600 (540,735)

Pā€‰=ā€‰0.157

ā€ƒDuration time of motor block in elbow (min)

0 (0,0)

600 (495,765)

Pā€‰<ā€‰0.001**

ā€ƒDuration time of motor block in shoulder (min)

0 (0,0)

0 (0,0)

Pā€‰=ā€‰1

ā€ƒPatientsā€™ satisfaction

10 (10,10)

8 (7.25,8)

Pā€‰<ā€‰0.001**

ā€ƒTypes of surgeries(soft-tissue/fractures/internal fixator removal)

7/ 2/ 3

7/ 1/ 4

Pā€‰=ā€‰1

  1. *Represent PĀ <ā€‰0.05, **Represent PĀ <ā€‰0.01