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Table 2 Study outcomes

From: Continuous nerve block versus thoracic epidural analgesia for post-operative pain of pectus excavatum repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Treatment arm

LOS (days)

Time to remove analgesia catheter (days)

Pain Score on

POD 1

POD 2

POD 3

Opioid usage (mg/kg) on

POD 1

POD 2

POD 3

PONV

Hall 2014 [16]

PVB

NR

3

3.367 ± 1.548

1.667 ± 2.752

2.667 ± 2.408

0.14 ± 0.12

0.14 ± 0.1

0.14 ± 0.1

NR

 

TEA

NR

3

3.133 ± 1.118

2.833 ± 2.58

3.167 ± 2.408

0.157 ± 0.181

0.163 ± 0.138

0.163 ± 0.172

NR

Loftus 2016 [34]

PVB

3.3 ± 2.339

NR

3.523 ± 4.7

3.113 ± 4.421

2.893 ± 4

NR

NR

 

TEA

5.3 ± 3.775

NR

3.3 ± 5.662

3.267 ± 5.36

2.93 ± 4.462

NR

NR

Beltran 2017 [17]

PVB

NR

NR

2.5 ± 1.4

2 ± 1.1

1.6 ± 1.2

3.4 ± 1.6

3.4 ± 2

3.2 ± 1.5

2

 

TEA

NR

NR

2.2 ± 1.6

2.7 ± 2.4

2.5 ± 2.4

1.4 ± 1.4

2 ± 2

3.1 ± 2.3

4

Muhly 2019 [18]

PVB

3 ± 1.52

D

3.333 ± 2.282

3 ± 1.522

3 ± 1.522

0.31 ± 0.175

0.33 ± 0.19

0.08 ± 0.167

13

 

TEA

4 ± 1.5

D

2.33 ± 2.252

2.33 ± 2.252

2.33 ± 2.252

0.0066 ± 0.015

0.0166 ± 0.037

0.06 ± 0.112

45

Bliss 2022 [25]

ESP

2.9 ± 0.87

5 ± 1.34

3.9 ± 1.82

3.97 ± 1.82

4.32 ± 2.53

1 ± 0.575

0.6785 ± 0.3875

0.7125 ± 0.4964

NR

 

TEA

3.78 ± 0.82

2.84 ± 0.3

2.72 ± 1.37

2.83 ± 1.32

3.38 ± 1.67

0.2125 ± 0.0875

0.2625 ± 0.1267

0.8339 ± 0.366

NR

Santana 2022 [23]

ESP

3.3 ± 0.5

NR

4.1 ± 1.682

4.067 ± 1.282

4.067 ± 1.442

NR

NR

 

TEA

4.7 ± 0.9

NR

2.667 ± 0.922

3 ± 0.307

3.333 ± 0.922

NR

NR

Walter 2023 [24]

ESP

2 ± 0

POD 5

4.48 ± 1.36

0.1 ± 0.0978

0.0167 ± 0.0376

0 ± 0

4

 

TEA

3.33 ± 0.75

POD 2

3.83 ± 1.59

0.28 ± 0.06

0.013 ± 0.03

0.02 ± 0.045

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