Table 2.
Comparison of selected clinical features and perioperative characteristics among patients randomized to ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve block (Group I) or saline control (Group II).
| Group I (n = 28) |
Group II (n = 32) |
p1 | |
| Age (yrs) | 43.6 ± 8.4 | 39.9 ± 6.9 | 0.06 |
| BMI2 | 29.6 ± 6.2 | 31.0 ± 5.8 | 0.39 |
| ASA class3 | 1.8 ± 0.4 | 1.9 ± 0.5 | 0.37 |
| Duration of surgery (min) | 109.5 ± 44.2 | 106.2 ± 44.9 | 0.77 |
| PCA4 use (h) | 27.4 ± 6.5 | 25.0 ± 4.2 | 0.09 |
| Oral analgesic start time (h) | 23.3 ± 3.6 | 22.8 ± 5.9 | 0.73 |
| LOS5 (h) | 48.5 ± 13.2 | 49.4 ± 16.6 | 0.81 |
Notes: All data reported as mean ± SD; min = minutes, h = hours,
1by Student's t-test 2body mass index (kg/m2) 3American Society of Anesthesiologists class [as prognostic measure of perioperative morbidity] 4patient-controlled analgesia 5length of stay.