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Table 3 Pain-related indicators in both groups, median [range]

From: The impact of ultrasound-guided bilateral rectus sheath block in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy — a retrospective study

 

G

GR

P value

(N = 89)

(N = 89)

VAS score of pain at rest, [median (range)]

 T6

6 [3, 9]

4 [3, 5]

< 0.001

 T7

5 [3, 9]

4 [3, 5]

< 0.001

 T8

3 [3, 6]

3 [1, 5]

0.001

 T9

2 [1, 3]

2 [1, 4]

0.765

 T10

2 [1, 3]

2 [1, 3]

0.314

VAS score of pain during motion [median (range)]

 T6

7 [4, 9]

5 [3, 8]

< 0.001

 T7

6 [4, 9]

4 [3, 8]

< 0.001

 T8

4 [3, 9]

4 [2, 6]

< 0.001

 T9

3 [1, 4]

3 [1, 5]

0.922

 T10

3 [1, 4]

3 [1, 5]

0.557

Total infused dose of PCIA [ml, median (range)]

 T6

4 [2, 7]

2 [2, 4]

< 0.001

 T7

15 [12, 19]

12 [10, 17]

< 0.001

 T8

26 [24, 30]

25 [24, 27]

< 0.001

 T9

50 [48, 54]

50 [48, 54]

0.024

 T10

100 [96, 100]

97 [96, 100]

< 0.001

Cumulative number of PCIA boluses [median (range)]

 T6

1 [1, 2]

0 [0, 1]

< 0.001

 T7

5 [1, 8]

1 [1, 2]

< 0.001

 T8

9 [7, 13]

5 [3, 8]

< 0.001

 T9

9 [8, 15]

8 [5, 15]

< 0.001

 T10

12 [7, 17]

12 [7, 17]

0.047

Total dose of dezocine as a rescue analgesic (mg)

6.07 ± 5.08

15.90 ± 4.10

< 0.001

  1. VAS Visual analogue scale; PCIA Patient-controlled intravenous analgesia; G General anaesthesia; GR Bilateral rectus sheath block combined with general anaesthesia. The time at 1 h after surgery (T6); 6 h after surgery (T7); 12 h after surgery (T8); 24 h after surgery (T9); and 48 h after surgery (T10)