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. 2015 Nov 24;2015:902745. doi: 10.1155/2015/902745

Table 5.

Adverse events.

Adverse events PCAIB group PCA group p
Dizziness 2 (2%) 7 (15%) 0.005
Nausea 3 (3%) 5 (10%) 0.110
Vomiting 2 (2%) 3 (6%) 0.327
Respiratory depression 0 0
Skin itching 0 0
Urine retention 0 0
Muscle weakness 0
Numbness 3 (3%)
Hemidiaphragmatic paresis 0
Local hematoma or infection 0

Categorical variables as number of events (n); Chi-square test was used, events less than 5 were compared with Fisher's exact test, and statistical significance was considered when p < 0.05.

PCAIB: patients with interscalene block in combination with intravenous patient-controlled analgesia.

PCA: patients receiving intravenous patient-controlled analgesia alone without interscalene block.