Table 2.
Intraoperative and postoperative data of the 217 subjects in the GA and PNBs groups
| Total (n=217) |
GA group (n=72) |
PNBs group (n=145) |
χ2 or 95% CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waiting time to operation (days)† | 7.12±4.18 | 6.83±4.34 | 7.26±4.11 | −1.62 to 0.76 | 0.478 |
| PLOS (days)† | 8.87±4.65 | 9.25±4.32 | 8.68±4.81 | −7.48 to 1.90 | 0.393 |
| ICU (frequency)* | 38 (17.5%) | 9 (12.5%) | 29 (20%) | 1.87 | 0.171 |
| Hospital charges (103 RMB)† | 27.2±28.0 | 23.6±15.6 | 28.9±32.3 | −1.32 to 2.30 | 0.194 |
| Duration of operation (minutes)† | 105.9±32.4 | 109±32.3 | 104.3±32.5 | −4.50 to 13.91 | 0.315 |
| Intraoperative fluid (mL)† | 723±230 | 720±282 | 723±200 | −67.88 to 62.92 | 0.941 |
| Blood loss (mL)† | 424±199 | 429±199 | 422±197 | −49.17 to 63.17 | 0.806 |
| Blood transfusion† | |||||
| Blood plasma (mL) | 253±204 | 220±177 | 262±219 | −100.56 to 16.56 | 0.159 |
| Red blood cells (U) | 3.91±2.40 | 3.81±2.14 | 3.98±2.55 | −51.10 to 50.76 | 0.995 |
Notes: Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or median;
*
χ2, test of independence;
†
two-tailed Student’s t-test.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; GA, general anesthesia; ICU, intensive care unit; PLOS, postoperative hospital length of stay; PNBs, peripheral nerve blocks; RMB, renmenbi.