Table 1.

Patient characteristics, perioperative variables.

n	Ropivacaine group 48	Control group 52	P value
Age (yrs)	68 [64–72]	70 [66–73]	0.16
Height (cm)	167 [163–171]	166 [163–171]	0.65
Weight (kg)	65 [61–72]	67 [62–74]	0.27
Body mass index (kg/m2)	23.9 [21.8–25.3]	24.4 [22.7–26.3]	0.24
Position of in-charge anesthesiologist
Resident/Staff/Faculty	30/11/7	28/13/11	0.62
Operation time (min)	200 [146–231]	197 [166–228]	0.85
Anesthesia time (min)	269 [214–308]	267 [245–310]	0.70
Intraoperative fentanyl dose (µg)	200 [176–200]	200 [179–200]	0.92
(divided body weight (µg/kg))	2.84 [2.58–3.12]	2.80 [2.51–3.07]	0.37
Intraoperative remifentanil dose (µg)	2535 [1951–3630]	2675 [2214–3632]	0.84
Duration from wound infiltration to end of anesthesia (min)	45 [39–50]	49 [40–54]	0.10
Duration from remifentanil terminate to end of anesthesia (min)	35 [30–40]	37 [29–44]	0.13
Duration from TAP block to NRS interview at PACU admission (min)	27 [24–31]	29 [26–32]	0.14
Duration from end of anesthesia to NRS interview (min)
PACU admission	8 [6–10]	8 [6–11]	0.78
PACU discharge	53 [44–66]	51 [44–59]	0.39
POD0 hospital ward	198 [140–244]	189 [150–232]	0.62
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
PACU admission	152 ± 24	152 ± 21	0.95
PACU discharge	144 ± 20	140 ± 20	0.31
Heart rate (bpm)
PACU admission	83 ± 13	80 ± 13	0.38
PACU discharge	77 ± 13	74 ± 11	0.15

NRS, Numerical rating scale; PACU, Post-anesthesia care unit; POD, Postoperative day.