Table II.

Block characteristics.

	Group L (n = 30)	Group D (n = 30)
Sensory block onset time, min	10.75 (2.55)	7.75 (2.22)⁎
Motor block onset time, min	15.75 (4.06)	14.25 (3.92)
Duration of sensory block, min	664.62 (61.70)	924.15 (78.27)⁎
Duration of motor block, min	540.14 (54.25)	804.27 (71.33)⁎
Time to first analgesic, min	736.80 (45.31)	1279.54 (138.42)⁎
Total analgesic need	11	0⁎

All values except total analgesic need data are mean (SD). The value shown for total analgesic need data is the number of patients.

^⁎P < 0.05 compared with group L.