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Table 2 Pain and analgesia data

From: Effects of propofol/remifentanil-based total intravenous anesthesia versus sevoflurane-based inhalational anesthesia on the release of VEGF-C and TGF-β and prognosis after breast cancer surgery: a prospective, randomized and controlled study

 

Group SEV

(n = 40)

Group TIVA (n = 40)

P-value

VAS score

 2 h after surgery

3(2–3)

3(2–3)

0.697

 24 h after surgery

2(1–2)

2(1–3)

0.098

Intraoperative fentanyl

20(50)

18(45)

0.823

Postoperative analgesia

 fentanyl

6(15)

16(40)

0.023

 flurbiprofen

28(70)

30(75)

0.803

  1. Values are median (25–75% interquartile range) or number of patients (n, %)
  2. Abbreviation: SEV sevoflurane, TIVA total intravenous anesthesia, VAS visual analogue scale
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BMC Anesthesiology

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