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Table 2 Comparison of the duration of analgesia, satisfaction scores and postoperative complications between the study groups

From: Sciatic obturator femoral technique versus spinal anaesthesia in patients undergoing surgery for fixation of open tibial fractures using Ilizarov external fixator. A randomised trial

 

SOFT group

(n = 50)

Spinal group

(n = 57)

P-value

Time to first analgesic requirement (hours)

9.43 ± 2.7

3.15 ± 1.83

< 0.001*

Time to first effect(min)

22.3 ± 2.07

8.03 ± 1.7

< 0.001*

Patient satisfaction scores

3.24 ± 0.64

3.3 ± 0.48

0.562

Postoperative complications

 Vomiting

5(10%)

7(12%)

0.543

 Seizures

1(2%)

0(0.0%)

0.315

 Cardiovascular collapse

7(14%)

9(16%)

0.591

 Paraesthesia

3(6%)

1(2%)

0.309

  1. All data were presented as percentage except the duration of block and satisfaction scores were presented as mean ± SD * *highly significant