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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients

From: Bilateral thoracic paravertebral block combined with general anesthesia vs. general anesthesia for patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a feasibility study

Characteristics

PVB + GA (n = 29)

GA (n = 30)

Male, n (%)

23 (79.3)

21 (70.0)

Age (years)

68.2 ± 10.5

70.6 ± 11.7

BMI (kg/m2)

23.0 ± 6.6

24.2 ± 5.1

ASA (II/III)

7/10

9/9

LVEF (%)

55.8 ± 8.1

56.6 ± 10.7

DM, n (%)

13 (44.8)

15 (50.0)

COPD, n (%)

3 (10.3)

5 (16.7)

Renal dysfunction, n (%)

3 (10.3)

2 (6.7)

Hypertension, n (%)

20 (69.0)

18 (60.0)

  1. PVB Paravertebral block, GA General anesthesia, BMI Body mass index, ASA American Standards Association, LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction, DM Diabetes mellitus, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. There were no significant differences between the two groups