The role of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant for high-thoracic erector spinae plane block for analgesia in shoulder arthroscopy; a randomized controlled study

Table 1 Patient characteristics and duration of surgery of the studied groups

		Group ESPB	Group ESPB + DEX	P value
Sample size, n		30	30
Mean Age (SD) in (years)		44.81 ± 13.62	41.11 ± 12.98	0.306
Mean BMI (SD) in (kg/m²)		32.42 ± 4.9	31.79 ± 6.11	0.675
Gender, n (%)	Male	23 (85.2%)	22 (78.6%)	0.746
Gender, n (%)	Female	4 (14.8%)	6 (21.4%)	0.746
ASA physical status, n (%)	I	21 (77.78%)	20 (71.43%)	0.770
ASA physical status, n (%)	II	6 (22.22%)	8 (28.57%)	0.770
Mean duration of surgery (SD) in (min)		119.7 ± 28.09	125 ± 35.47	0.543

Data presented as mean ± SD and frequency (%), BMI Body mass index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists

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