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Table 2 Time to first request of rescue analgesic and total nalbuphine consumption/kg during the first post-operative 24 h in the three study groups

From: Comparative study of dexmedetomidine versus fentanyl as adjuvants to bupivacaine in ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block in patients undergoing radical cystectomy: a prospective randomised study

 

Group B

(n = 20)

Group BF

(n = 20)

Group BD

(n = 20)

p value

time to 1st rescue analgesia (hour)

4.40 ± 1.054$#

6.50 ± 1.43#

8.90 ± 2.47

< 0.001

total dose of nalbuphine in 1st 24 h (mg/kg)

0.24 ± 0.08#

0.20 ± 0.07#

0.15 ± 0.00

< 0.001

  1. Data are represented as mean ± SD (standard deviation)
  2. P-value < 0.05 (significant)
  3. P-value > 0.05 (non-significant)
  4. $ Statistically significant difference compared with group (BF)
  5. # statistically significant difference compared with group (BD)