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. 2018 Dec;10(12):6873–6879. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.10.124

Table 4. Subgroup analysis by surgical procedure.

Type of surgery LBV (n=40) BPV (n=40) P
Esophagectomy, n 5 7
   LOS, median (IQR) 1.57 (1.45–1.63) 4.37 (4.11–5.27) 0.019*
   Ambulation, n (%) 4 (80.0) 5 (71.4) 1.000
   24-hour morphine eq, mean (SD) 31.16 (15.88) 45.71 (22.02) 0.213
Wedge resection, n 14 14
   LOS, median (IQR) 1.34 (1.30–1.43) 2.07 (1.38–2.28) 0.031*
   Ambulation, n (%) 13 (92.8) 11 (78.6) 0.596
   24-hour morphine eq, mean (SD) 31.27 (21.81) 27.15 (20.94) 0.615
Lobectomy, n 21 19
   LOS, median (IQR) 1.35 (1.22–1.49) 3.23 (2.20–3.48) 0.0002*
   Ambulation, n (%) 20 (95.2) 10 (52.6) 0.003*
   24-hour morphine eq, mean (SD) 28.53 (22.25) 30.23 (19.23) 0.798

*, P<0.05. LOS, length of stay; LBV, liposomal bupivacaine; BPV, standard release bupivacaine with epinephrine; SD, standard deviation; Q, quartile range.