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Table 1 General characteristics of the studied groups

From: Serratus anterior plane block for minimal invasive heart surgery

 

CWI group (n = 26)

SAPB group (n = 20)

p Value

Sex ratio (M/F)

18/8

10/10

0.23

Age

67 [64–72]

67 [60–74]

0.78

BMI (kg/m2)

27 [25–29]

29 [23–31]

0.50

Euroscore 2

1.2 [0.8–2.0]

0.9 [0.7–1.6]

0.20

Respiratory disease

4 (15)

4 (20)

0.70

Characteristics of the surgery

 AVR

21 (81)

14 (70)

0.49

 MVR

4 (15.4)

0

0.12

 Mitral valve plasty

1 (3.9)

5 (25)

0.07

 CABG

0

1 (5)

0.46

 Duration of surgery (min)

192 [170–227]

194 [167–216]

0.62

Intraoperative data

 Gabapentin

25 (96)

19 (94)

0.76

 Ketamine

8 (31)

7 (35)

0.50

 Sufentanil (μg)

103 [90–118]

108 [94–128]

0.26

 Duration anesthesia (h)

10 [9–11]

9 [9–10]

0.48

 Time to extubation (h)

5 [4–6]

5 [4–6]

0.90

  1. Date are presented as median [IQR] or n (%)
  2. AVR aortic valve replacement, MVR mitral valve replacement, CABG coronary artery bypass graft surgery, Euroscore 2 European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation: risk model which allows the calculation of the risk of death after a heart operation