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Table 2 Analgesic efficacy of IV-PCA, the RSB, and ITMB block with severe pain (peak VAS ≥7) at rest and cough during 24 h postoperatively

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

 

ß

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

p

Severe pain at rest

 Analgesia adjusted for age, BMI, DM, hypertension, and intraoperative remifentanil consumption

  IV-PCA

Reference

  RSB

−0.74

0.477

0.156–1.464

0.196

  ITMB

−1.792

0.167

0.041–0.675

0.012

Severe pain at cough

 Analgesia adjusted for age, BMI, DM, hypertension, and intraoperative remifentanil consumption

  IV-PCA

Reference

  RSB

−1.186

0.306

0.105–0.888

0.029

  ITMB

−2.303

0.1

0.029–0.34

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviation: VAS Visual analog scale, IV-PCA Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia, RSB Rectus sheath block, ITMB Intrathecal morphine with bupivacaine, BMI Body mass index, DM Diabetes mellitus