Combined opioid free and loco-regional anaesthesia enhances the quality of recovery in sleeve gastrectomy done under ERAS protocol: a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Clinical characteristics. Mean ± SD, standard deviation; M, male: F, female; BMI, body mass index; IQR, Interquartile range, Times are shown in minutes

	Group I (MMA) (N = 52)	Group II (OFA) (N = 51)	P value#
Age (yr.)^a	32.0 [23.0–39.0]	30.0 [22.0–36.0]	0.242
Sex (M/F)^b	21/31	19/32	0.745
ASA II^b	35	29	0.275
ASA III^b	17	22	0.275
BMI (kg/m²)^a	44.0 [42.0–45.0]	45.0 [43.0–46.0]	0.062
Duration of surgery (min)^c	43.0 ± 9.86	40.5 ± 9.04	0.172
Duration of anaesthesia (min)^c	64.8 ± 9.19	63.7 ± 8.61	0.524

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