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Table 2 Incidence of chronic pain in the study and the control groups

From: Ropivacaine infiltration analgesia of the drainage exit site enhanced analgesic effects after breast Cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial

 

Group A (n = 37)

Group B (n = 37)

p value

Location

 Chest wall

8 (21.6%)

12 (32.4%)

0.30

 

 Axillary

9 (24.3%)

7 (18.9%)

0.58

 

 arm

5 (13.5%)

4 (10.8%)

0.72

Total

19 (51.4%)

16 (43.2%)

0.49

PBIa

7.3 ± 9.7

7.3 ± 9.0

0.75

  1. aValues are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation; PBI Pain Burden Index
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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