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Table 1 The patient’s demographic data, block time, and duration of anesthesia and surgery

From: Ultrasound-guided transversalis fascia plane block versus lateral quadratus lumborum plane block for analgesia after inguinal herniotomy in children: a randomized controlled non-inferiority study

 

QLB group (n = 34)

TFB group (n = 34)

P value

95% Confidence Interval

Age, year

3[2–4]

2[2–4]

0.511

 

Gender (Male/Female), n

29/5

28/6

1.000

 

Weight, kg

15.8 ± 3.9

14.9 ± 3.7

0.330

-0.94, 2.76

Height, cm

93[85–104]

87[84–102]

0.576

 

Time needed to perform the block, min

5[5–5]

3[3–3]

< 0.001*

 

Duration of surgery, min

44.4 ± 6.1

45.6 ± 5.9

0.404

-4.17, 1.70

Duration of anesthesia, min

58.2 ± 7.3

59.1 ± 6.5

0.516

-4.22, 2.51

  1. Data are expressed as median (Q1-Q3), number (n), mean ± SD (standard deviation)
  2. *P < 0.05 indicates statistical significance