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Table 1 Comparisons of preoperative and intraoperative findings between the three groups

From: Comparison of analgesic efficacy between rectus sheath blockade, intrathecal morphine with bupivacaine, and intravenous patient-controlled analgesia in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: a prospective, observational clinical study

Group

IV-PCA

RSB

ITMB

 

n

30

30

30

p

Preoperative findings

 Age (years)

65 (61–69)

67 (64–72)

65 (62–71)

0.286

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.4 (22.7–27.7)

23.6 (22.2–25.2)

24.2 (22.3–26.4)

0.276

 Comorbidity

  Hypertension

9 (30.0%)

10 (33.3%)

16 (53.3%)

0.134

  Diabetes mellitus

7 (23.3%)

3 (10.0%)

5 (16.7%)

0.383

 History of abdominal surgery

7 (23.3%)

4 (13.3%)

6 (20.0%)

0.602

 Laboratory variables

  White blood cell count (× 109/L)

5.4 (4.6–7.4)

7.1 (5.9–7.6)

6.2 (5.2–7.5)

0.133

   Neutrophil (%)

54.3 (47.9–57.2)

55.1 (51.6–59.6)

52.9 (51.1–54.5)

0.118

   Lymphocyte (%)

33.8 (31.3–38.3)

32.6 (31.1–40.4)

36.5 (34.6–39.0)

0.089

  Hemoglobin (g/dL)

14.3 (13.8–14.8)

13.9 (13.1–15.4)

14.7 (13.7–15.6)

0.375

  Platelet count (× 109/L)

187.0 (160.5–221.0)

193.0 (169.8–242.0)

207.0 (172.3–232.3)

0.52

  International normalized ratio

0.9 (0.8–0.9)

0.9 (0.9–0.9)

0.9 (0.8–0.9)

0.148

Intraoperative findings

 Surgical duration (min)

123 (109–145)

123 (100–141)

123 (114–138)

0.713

 Hypotension eventa

10 (33.3%)

15 (50.0%)

17 (56.7%)

0.175

 Total rescue ephedrine infusion (mg)

0 (0–4)

2 (0–8)

4 (0–8)

0.139

 Total remifentanil infusion (mg)

0.5 (0.4–0.6)

0.4 (0.3–0.4)*

0.2 (0.1–0.3)*,†

< 0.001

 Crystalloid fluid infusion (mL)

500 (400–600)

575 (400–663)

525 (388–800)

0.782

 Urine output (mL)

100 (50–100)

50 (50–100)

100 (50–100)

0.496

 Hemorrhage (mL)

100 (50–100)

100 (50–100)

100 (50–163)

0.405

  1. Abbreviations: IV-PCA Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia, VAS Visual analog scale, PACU Post-anesthesia care unit
  2. *p < 0.017 as statistical significance based on the level in the IV-PCA group
  3. †p < 0.017 as statistical significance based on the level in the RSB group
  4. aHypotension event defined as systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg over 10 min
  5. NOTE: Values are expressed as the median (interquartile) and number (proportion)