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Table 3 Intra & postoperative data by center

From: Erector spinae plane block did not improve postoperative pain-related outcomes and recovery after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery : a randomised controlled double-blinded multi-center trial

 

Bupivacaine group

N = 26

Placebo group

N = 26

Absolute difference (95% CI)

P value

Hydromorphone (mg), H24:

 Center 1

 Center 2

 Center 1 & 2

9.0 (4.9)

5.7 (2.7)

7.6 (4.4)

9.3 (4.8)

6.6 (2.8)

8.1 (4.2)

-0.3 (-4 to 3.4)

-0.9 (-3.3 to 1.6)

-0.3 (-2.8 to 2.1)

0.88b

0.47b

0.77d

Preoperative QoR-15:

 Center 1

 Center 2

 Center 1 & 2

134 (10)

134 (11)

134 (10)

135 (11)

130 (18)

133 (14)

-1 (-10 to 5)

1 (-8 to 21)

1.4 (-5.5 to 8.3)

0.74d

0.9d

0. 68a

Postoperative QoR-15:

 Center 1

 Center 2

 Center 1 & 2

89 (25)

104 (23)

96 (25)

106 (22)

106 (18)

106 (20)

-17 (-36 to 1)

-2 (-29 to 17)

-11 (-23 to 2)

0.064b

0.86b

0.10b

Delta QoR-15 > 8:

 Center 1, n (%)

 Center 2, n (%)

 Center 1 & 2, n (%)

14 (93)

9 (82)

23 (88)

11 (85)

9 (82)

20 (83)

0.09 (-0.14 to 0.32)

0 (0 to 0)

0.05 (-0.14 to 0.24)

0.896a

1a

0.9a

Delta QoR-15 < 8:

 Center 1, n (%)

 Center 2, n (%)

 Center 1 & 2, n (%)

1 (7)

2 (18)

3 (12)

2 (15)

2 (18)

4 (17)

  
  1. All numbers are represented as mean (standard deviation), as median [interquartile range] or as number of case (percentage)
  2. Differences are (Bupivacaine– Placebo):
  3. aChi-square test, difference in percentages (95% CI)
  4. bt-test, difference in means (95% CI)
  5. cFisher’s exact test, difference in percentages (exact 95% CI)
  6. dMann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test, difference in medians (95% CI) [estimated using the Hodges-Lehmann method]
  7. QoR = Quality of Recovery