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Table 3 Pulmonary function tests

From: Postoperative pain treatment with erector spinae plane block and pectoralis nerve blocks in patients undergoing mitral/tricuspid valve repair — a randomized controlled trial

Time of assessment

ESP

PECS + ESP

 

FVC (L)

FEV1 (L/s)

PEF (L/s)

FVC (L)

FEV1 (L/s)

PEF (L/s)

Admission

3.3 (2.5–4.0)

2.7 (2.1–3.3)

6.4 (4.9–7.9)

3.4 (3.0–3.8)

2.7 (2.5–3.0)

5.6 (4.8–6.4)

p-value

0.73

1.0

0.32

   

POD1

2.3 (1.8–2.9)

1.8 (1.4–2.2)

4.7 (3.7–5.6)

2.6 (2.2–3.0)

2.0 (1.7–2.3)

4.8 (3.9–5.7)

p-value

0.47

0.35

0.87

   

POD4

2.6 (2.1–3.1)

2.1 (1.7–2.5)

6.2 (5.1–7.3)

2.8 (2.4–3.2)

2.2 (1.8–2.6)

5.4 (4.4–6.3)

p-value

0.50

0.81

0.21

   
  1. Selected results of pulmonary function tests in both groups of patients. Spirometry was performed 1 day before surgery (admission), 1 day after surgery (POD1), and 4 days after surgery (POD4). Data are presented as means and 95% confidence intervals. P-values were calculated with Student’s t-test was. ESP – erector spinae plane, PECS – pectoralis nerve, FVC – forced vital capacity, FEV1 – forced expiratory volume in 1 s, PEF – peak expiratory flow