Table 2 Intra-operative variables. Continuous data is presented as median (IQR)[range]. Min = minutes, NSAID = Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs
Intrathecal analgesia (n = 39) | Epidural analgesia (n = 114) | p | Matched Epidural cohort | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duration of surgery (min) | 280 (249–330)[210–483] | 320 (276–375)[159–602] | 0.004 | 299 (272–352)[210–450] | 0.680 |
Estimated blood loss (ml) | 150 (100–300)[15–500] | 150 (50–250)[0–1000] | 0.937 | 150 (75–250)[25–350] | 0.875 |
Sevoflurane, n (%) | 36 (92) | 105 (92) | 1.000 | 36 (92) | 1.000 |
Paracetamol, n (%) | 39 (100) | 108 (95) | 0.339 | 38 (97) | 1.000 |
NSAID, n (%) | 30 (77) | 27 (24) | < .001 | 11 (28) | < .001 |
Cumulative rocuronium dose (mg) | 116 (90–130)[39–215] | 127 (77–168)[52–620] | 0.218 | 101 (77–155)[52–238] | 0.889 |
Corticosteroids, n (%) | 34 (87) | 105 (92) | 0.316 | 37 (95) | 0.431 |
Ondansetron, n (%) | 29 (74) | 81 (71) | 0.675 | 27 (69) | 0.472 |
Dehydrobenzperidol, n (%) | 6 (15) | 4 (4) | 0.018 | 2 (5) | 0.262 |
Crystalloid administration (ml) | 1156 (951–1568)[162–2572] | 1292 (977–1630)[258–3349] | 0.465 | 1295 (998–1571)[686–2513] | 0.651 |