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Table 1 Patients and surgery characteristics

From: Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block for postoperative pain control in patients undergoing unilateral inguinal hernia repair, a comparative study between two approaches

Variable

QLB −2 Group

N = 20

QLB – 3 Group

N = 20

P values

Age (years)

31.9 + 7.2

29.9 + 7.0

0.364

Gender (male/female)

18/2

19/1

0.548

BMI

30.5 + 2.0

29.9 + 1.3

0.413

ASA (I/II)

6/14

4/16

0.716

Duration of surgery (min)

68.0 + 7.3

68.5 + 7.8

0.910

Side of surgery (Left/right)

10/10

11/9

0.752

  1. Data are expressed as mean + SD or absolute numbers.