Table 1.
The prevalence of comorbidities and other factors that may contribute to post-operative pain within each group are listed.
| General (n=27) | General with Femoral nerve block(n=37) | Spinal (n=17) | Spinal with Femoral nerve block (n=77) | Spinal with Intrathecal morphine, (n=18) | Spinal with Intrathecal morphine and Femoral nerve block (n=267) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Disease | 23 (85.2%) | 35 (94.6%) | 15 (88.2%) | 66 (85.7%) | 13 (72.2%) | 237 (88.8%) | 0.262 |
| Sleep Apnea | 7 (25.9%) | 6 (16.2%) | 9 (53.0%) | 13 (16.9%) | 4 (22.2%) | 57 (21.6%) | 0.038 |
| Mental Disorder | 7 (26.0%) | 7 (19.0%) | 4 (23.5%) | 14 (18.2%) | 6 (33.3%) | 51 (19.1%) | 0.695 |
| Pulmonary Disorder | 9 (33.3%) | 12 (32.4%) | 4 (23.5%) | 20 (26.0%) | 2 (11.1%) | 73 (27.3%) | 0.614 |
| Obesity | 11 (40.7%) | 10 (27.0%) | 4 (23.5%) | 20 (26.0%) | 6 (33.3%) | 73 (27.3%) | 0.726 |
| Endocrine Disorder | 11 (40.7%) | 16 (43.2%) | 6 (35.3%) | 34 (44.2%) | 3 (16.7%) | 90 (33.7%) | 0.232 |
| Male Patients | 11 (40.7%) | 12 (32.4%) | 7 (41.2%) | 24 (31.2%) | 7 (38.9%) | 107 (40.1%) | 0.751 |