Table 3.
Demographic characteristics and perioperative data in patients dichotomized for peripheral venous cannulation-induced pain score
| venous cannulation-induced pain score (VAS units) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| <2.0 | ≥ 2.0 | P values | |
| Total number of patients | 64 | 42 | |
| Gender (M/F) | 39/25 | 18/24 | 0.068 |
| Age (years) | 53 (48–62) | 52 (38–58) | 0.248 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.2 (22.1–25.9) | 25.1 (22.1–27.8) | 0.076 |
| ASA (I/II) | 23/41 | 15 /27 | 0.981 |
| History of surgery (No/Yes) | 40 /24 | 22/20 | 0.301 |
| Type of surgery (Partial/Radical) | 24/40 | 13/29 | 0.489 |
|
Approaches of surgery (Retroperitoneal/Transperitoneal) |
15/49 | 9/33 | 0.809 |
| Duration of anaesthesia, min | 134 (100–157) | 133 (113–170) | 0.339 |
| Refentanil, mg | 1.05 (0.80–1.40) | 1.10 (1.00–1.36) | 0.361 |
| Postoperative maximum pain score at rest | 3.2 (2.9–3.7) | 3.7 (3.4–4.7) | < 0.0005 |
| Postoperative maximum pain score on coughing | 5.6 (5.3–6.2) | 6.2 (5.8–7.0) | < 0.0005 |
| Additional consumption of sulfentanil, μg | 2.56 (0–7.86) | 7.46 (2.71–22.91) | < 0.0005 |
| Effective times of pressing | 1 (0–3) | 3 (1–8) | < 0.0005 |
| Needed rescue analgesia | 8 (12.5%) | 14 (33.3%) | 0.01 |
| satisfaction index | 5 (4–5) | 3 (3–4) | < 0.0005 |
Variables are presented as median (range) or number