Table 1 Patient and surgical characteristics

Sample size, n

14

15

Patient characteristics

 Mean age (SD; years)

52.5 (8.0)

55.4 (9.8)

 Mean weight (SD; kg)

56.2 (6.9)

55.3 (4.5)

 Mean BMI (SD; kg/m²)

22.9 (3.0)

22.1 (2.2)

ASA classification, n (%)

 I

9 (64.3)

8 (53.3)

 II

5 (35.7)

7 (46.7)

ALND, n (%)

 + 

2 (14.3)

0 (0.0)

 –

12 (85.7)

15 (100.0)

Surgical characteristics

 Mean surgical time (SD; min)

107.4 (20.5)

98.1 (22.0)

 Mean anesthesia time (SD; min)

153.6 (22.5)

145.7 (22.1)

 Mean levobupivacaine dose (SD; mg)

112.0 (14.2)

110.7 (10.1)