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Table 2 Anesthesia information at intraoperative period and at the post-anesthetic care unit

From: Minimal effective dose of ultrasound-guided rectus sheath block to reduce oral analgesic requirement after ambulatory laparoscopic tubal resection: a randomized controlled superiority trial

Anesthesia information

Control (n = 34)

URSB (n = 32)

p-value

Duration of operation (minutes), median (IQR)

36.5 (25, 45)

32.5 (25, 45)

0.982

Intraabdominal pressure during pneumoperitoneum (cmH2O), median (IQR)

15 (14.2, 15.0)

15 (14.0,15.0)

0.405

Total anesthetic agent consumption

 Intraoperative period

  Total fentanyl (mcg), mean (SD)

129.4 (35.6)

111.7 (24.6)

0.022*

  Fentanyl (mcg)/kg, mean (SD)

2.2 (0.6)

1.9 (0.5)

0.022*

  Ketorolac (mg), median (IQR)

30 (30, 30)

30 (30, 30)

0.938

 Post-anesthetic care unit

  Fentanyl

30 (88.2)

26 (81.2)

0.505

  Total fentanyl (mcg), median (IQR)

87.5 (52.5, 123.8)

75 (25, 131.2)

0.796

  Fentanyl (mcg)/kg, median (IQR)

1.5 (0.8, 2)

1.3 (0.5, 2.4)

0.748

  Acetaminophen

34 (100)

32 (100)

1

Intraoperative complications

3 (8.8)

4 (12.5)

0.705

 Bradycardia

1 (2.9)

4 (12.5)

0.190

 Hypotension

2 (5.9)

2 (6.2)

1

Post-anesthetic care unit complications

10 (29.4)

7 (21.9)

0.676

 Nausea/vomiting

6 (17.6)

3 (9.4)

0.477

 Dizziness

5 (14.7)

5 (15.6)

1

Time to meet discharge criteria (minutes), mean (SD)

217.1 (64.1)

207.3 (74.7)

0.572

Destination upon discharge from PACU, n (%)

  

0.705

 Home

31 (91.2)

28 (87.5)

 

 Ward

3 (8.8)

4 (12.5)

 

Reason for admission, n (%)

 Pain

2 (5.9)

2 (6.3)

1

 Dizziness

1 (2.9)

2 (6.3)

0.608

  1. Data was presented as frequency (%) unless stated otherwise
  2. Abbreviations: IQR interquartile range, RSB rectus sheath block, SD standard deviation, PACU postoperative care unit
  3. *Unpaired t-test