Table 1. Baseline characteristics.
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General Anaesthesia and iv Analgesia (n=81)
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General Anaesthesia and TEA (n=67)
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P Value
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| Age (yrs) | 63.83 [59.12-67.48] | 63.61 [57.61-68.17] | 0.52* |
| Preoperative PSA (ng/ml) | 13.7 [10-21.2] | 17.2 [9.2-31] | 0.12* |
| Fentanyl (mg) | 0.7 [0.5-0.75] | 0.5 [0.4-0.65] | 0.06* |
| ASA physical status | |||
| I | 21 (26) | 12 (18) | 0.04ǂ |
| II | 45 (56) | 50 (75) | |
| III | 15 (18) | 5 (7) | |
| pT3a | 37 (46%) | 25 (37%) | 0.30 |
| pT3b | 42 (52%) | 37 (55%) | |
| pT4 | 2 (2%) | 5 (8%) | |
| Positive Nodal Status (pN) | 35 (43) | 30 (45) | 0.85ǂ |
| Specimen Gleason score (categorical) | |||
| <7 | 30 (37) | 36 (5) | 0.13ǂ |
| 7 | 29 (36) | 18 (27) | |
| >7 | 22 (27) | 13 (19) | |
| Need for Blood Transfusion | 12 (15) | 11 (16) | 0.79ǂ |
| Need for ADT for recurrence | 39 (48) | 30 (45) | 0.51ǂ |
| Need for Radiotherapy for recurrence | 20 (25) | 13 (19) | 0.69ǂ |
| Positive Surgical Margin | 46 (57) | 41 (61) | 0.59ǂ |
Data reported as number (%) and median [first-third quartile]. After matching the TEA group was the same as before matching. *: P values obtained from Wilcoxon rank sum test. ǂ: P values obtained from chi-square test. ASA=American Society of Anesthesiologists; PSA=prostate-specific antigen