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Table 1 Patient Characteristics and clinical results (n = 76)

From: The Minimum Effective Concentration (MEC95) of different volumes of ropivacaine for ultrasound-guided caudal epidural block: a dose-finding study

 

20 ml of ropivacaine Group (n = 39)

25 ml of ropivacaine Group (n = 37)

P-value

Age, mean (SD),y

39.33(14)

39.89(11)

0.86

Sex (male/female), n

23/16

24/13

0.30

Weight, mean (SD), kg

65.14(10.82)

67.65(11.22)

0.33

Height, mean (SD), cm

165.92(8.13)

167.35(7.96)

0.43

BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2

23.61(3.26)

24.15(3.11)

0.24

ASA physical status (I/II), n

27/12

24/13

0.93

Types of surgery, n

  

0.95

Hemorrhoids

16

19

 

Perianal abscess

8

8

 

Anal fistula

8

5

 

Anal polyp

7

5

 

The block performance time, min

4.31(0.85)

4.32(1.18)

0.94

The block onset time, min

3.67(1.68)

3.65(2.19)

0.97

The block perfect time, min

9.57(3.26)

11.24(3.83)

0.11

The block duration time, min

409.92(74.15)

434.84(73.86)

0.27

  1. Notes: Continuous variables and clinical results are presented as mean and standard deviation (SD); categorical variables are presented as counts
  2. BMI Body mass index, ASA American society of anesthesiologists (physical status)