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Table 1 Demographic and perioperative data

From: Programmed intermittent epidural bolus versus continuous epidural infusion for postoperative analgesia after major abdominal and gynecological cancer surgery: a randomized, triple-blinded clinical trial

 

Group CEI (n = 40)

Group PIEB (n = 44)

p-value

Age, y

58 ± 16

63 ± 12

0.09

Sex, (M/F)

9/31

15/29

0.24

Weight, kg

80 ± 21

79 ± 20

0.96

Height, cm

167 ± 8

168 ± 9

0.61

BMI, kg/m2

29 ± 7

28 ± 7

0.81

ASA status I/II/III

0/23/17

1/28/15)

0.37

Length of hospital stay, d

14 (10–18)

12 (10–16)

0.53

Type of surgery (colonic/pancreatic/gynaecological)

12/09/19

14/10/20

0.84

Length of surgery, min

205 (171–329)

173(135–253)

0.06

Epidural insertion height (lower spinal segment)

Th10 (Th9-Th11)

Th10 (Th9-Th11)

0.60

Epidural catheter performance time, min

12(8–17)

10(7–12)

0.14

Length of epidural catheter therapy, d

5 (5–7)

5 (5–6)

0.33

MAP initial (MAP1), mmHg

107 (91–123)

103 (93–114)

0.46

MAP at initial ropivacaine administration (MAP 2), mmHg

97 (90–116)

100 (89–113)

0.81

MAP 15min after initial ropivacaine administration (MAP 3), mmHg

88 (76–97)

86 (78–98)

0.94

Sufentanil for EDA placement, μg

0 (0–10)

0 (0–5)

0.24

Metamizole intraoperative, g

1.5 (1–1.5)

1.5 (1.5–1.5)

0.76

Metamizole d0, g

2 (1–3.5)

2 (1–3)

0.73

Metamizole d1, g

4 (4–4)

4 (3–4)

0.22

Metamizole d2, g

4 (4–4)

4 (4–4)

0.41

Ibuprofen d0, g

0.8 (0.4–0.8)

0.8 (0.6–0.8)

0.66

Ibuprofen d1, g

1.2 (0.8–1.4)

1.2 (0.6–1.2)

0.83

Ibuprofen d2, g

1.2 (1.2–1.6)

1.2 (1.2–1.8)

0.33

Opioids d0, % (yes/no)

30 (12/28)

36.4 (16/28)

0.54

Opioids d1, % (yes/no)

45 (18/22)

40.1 (18/26)

0.71

Opioids d2, % (yes/no)

67.5 (27/13)

50 (22/22)

0.11

Opiods d0–2, % (yes/no)

75 (30/10)

66 (29/15)

0.37

  1. Values are expressed as the mean ± SD, median (25th–75th percentile), number of patients (n), or absolute numbers (%). PIEB programmed intermittent epidural bolus group, CEI continuous epidural infusion group, BMI body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiology, EDA epidural anesthesia, MAP mean arterial pressure, LA local anaesthetic; Statistical significance was tested using Mann-Whitney-U-Testing, T-Testing or Chi-square where appropriate, two-sided p-value. Level of significance p < 0.05