Table 2.

Perioperative outcomes statistics.

Variable	GA (n=66)	CEA (n=66)	SEA (n=66)
Duration of surgery (min)	120.5±26.5	86.4±18.5*	100.5±22.5*#
Time to S max (min)	18.2±2.6	12.5±1.8*	15.4±2.2
Time to motor blockade (min)	23.3±6.4	14.0±3.2*	14.4±3.6*
Total duration of anesthesia (min)	207.5±16.2	56.3±13.3*	48.3±11.8*#
Analgesics requirement within 48 h after surgery (g)	5.2±2.2	2.6±0.9	3.5±1.2

Data are n or mean ±SD. GA – general anaesthesia; CEA – caudal epidural anaesthesia; SEA – spinal-epidural anaesthesia; S max – maximal sensory blockade.

^*P<0.05 versus GA group,

^#P<0.05 versus CEA group.