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Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis

From: Analgesic effectiveness of serratus anterior plane block in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Author

Year

Sample

Age, years

Weight, kg

Male%

SAPB

Control

Concomitant pain control

JADAD scale

Okmen

2018

20/20

53.5 ± 8.67/54.5 ± 7.92

75.25 ± 10.99/73.7 ± 10.4

55/50

20 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine

No block

PCA (tramadol)

4

Kim

2018

42/43

56.4 ± 8.7/54.7 ± 8.7

60.6 ± 10.3/63.4 ± 10.8

33.3/32.6

0.4 ml/kg of 0.375% ropivacaine

Normal saline

PCA (fentanyl)

5

Park

2018

42/42

58.0 ± 9.4/58.4 ± 10.5

63.8 ± 9.9/63.9 ± 12.0

40/43

30 ml of 0.375% ropivacaine

No block

PCA (fentanyl)

5

Semynonov

2019

47/57

62 ± 14.857/56.1 ± 17.83

72.3/71.8

44/29.8

2 ml/kg of 0.25% bupivacaine hydrochloride

No block

Standard pain management

2

Lee

2019

23/23

63.6 ± 9.9/65.1 ± 8.4

63.3 ± 12.3/61.7 ± 10.2

61/65

20 ml of 0.375% ropivacaine

No block

Standard pain management

5

Chen

2019

20/20

58.9 ± 5.7/57.1 ± 6.2

63.9 ± 7.8/62.3 ± 8.8

55/60

0.4 ml/kg of 0.25% ropivacaine

Local anesthetic infiltration

PCA (sufentanil)

4

Viti

2020

46/44

67.8 ± 9.3/71 ± 7.9

-

60.7/68.2

30 ml of 0.3% ropivacaine

No block

Standard pain management

5

Shang

2020

30/30

56.2 ± 7.2/58.23 ± 9.03

-

50/57

20 ml of 0.5% ropivacaine

Local anesthetic infiltration

PCA (butorphanol)

5

Qiua

2021

21/21/21

62.7 ± 8.1/63.0 ± 8.9/64.9 ± 8.3

62.4 ± 11.7/64.6 ± 7.4/60.8 ± 8.7

52.4/61.9/42.9

0.4 ml/kg of 0.375% ropivacaine

No block

PCA (sufentanil)

4

Er

2021

39/38

53.47 ± 11.63/52.36 ± 10.87

-

53.8/60.5

15 ml of 0.375% ropivacaine

No block

PCA (sufentanil)

5

Dikici

2022

30/30

53.2 ± 14.5/52.4 ± 14.3

-

46.7/46.7

0.25 ml/kg of 0.25% bupivacaine

Local anesthetic infiltration

PCA (morphine hydrochloride)

3

Liu

2022

44/44

59.16 ± 9.68/58.95 ± 9.64

-

63.6/59.1

20 ml of 0.375% ropivacaine

No block

PCA (sufentanil)

3

  1. SAPB serratus anterior plane block, PCA patient-controlled analgesia
  2. aIncluding 3 groups: superficial SAPB, deep SAPB and control group