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Table 3 Clinical 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

Variable

PVB + GA (n = 29)

GA (n = 30)

P *

Operative time (min)

168 ± 23

176 ± 28

0.279

Dose of fentanyl (mg)

1.2 ± 0.2

1.5 ± 0.3

0.022

Time to extubation (h)

5.8 ± 1.5

7.3 ± 1.7

0.035

ICU stay (h)

16.3 ± 3.7

20.2 ± 4.1

0.028

Hospital stay (d)

9.6 ± 2.1

10.1 ± 2.3

0.459

  1. PVB Paravertebral block, GA General anesthesia, ICU Intensive care unit. *All variables were analyzed using Student t test