Table 4.
Pain response in children with supracondylar fractures
| Parameters | GA (n = 60) | GA + BPB (n = 60) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 6.4 ± 1.9 | 7.5 ± 1.7 | 0.002* | |
| Sex, male/female | 38/22 | 36/24 | 0.658 | |
| Fracture side, L/R | 35/25 | 35/25 | > 0.999 | |
| Duration of surgery, min | 44.0 ± 9.2 | 43.5 ± 7.9 | 0.752 | |
| Tourniquet | 0 | 0 | > 0.999 | |
| FLACC in PACU | 6.0 ± 0.8 | 1.6 ± 0.5 | < 0.001* | |
| Analgesic in PACU | 45 (75.0%) | 0 | < 0.001* | |
| FPS-R, patient | 5.6 ± 1.1 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | < 0.001* | |
| NRS, caregiver | 4.1 ± 0.8 | 2.4 ± 0.5 | < 0.001* | |
| FLACC in ward | 3.1 ± 0.9 | 1.9 ± 0.6 | < 0.001* | |
| Wake from sleeping, times | 0 | 0 | 28 (46.7%) | < 0.001* |
| 1 | 27 (45.0%) | 21 (35.0%) | ||
| 2 | 26 (43.3%) | 11 (18.3%) | ||
| ≥ 3 | 7 (11.7%) | 0 | ||
| Call nurse/doctor, times | 0 | 25 (41.7%) | 36 (60.0%) | 0.067 |
| 1 | 17 (28.3%) | 16 (26.7%) | ||
| 2 | 15 (25.0%) | 8 (13.3%) | ||
| ≥ 3 | 3 (5.0%) | 0 | ||
| Oral ibuprofen, times | 0 | 0 | 60 (100%) | < 0.001* |
| 1 | 44 (73.3%) | 0 | ||
| 2 | 16 (26.7%) | 0 | ||
| ≥ 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Additional analgesic | 15 (25.0%) | 0 | < 0.001* | |
PACU postanesthesia care unit; FLACC Face, Leg, Activity, Cry, and Consolability; FPS-R Faces Pain Scale-Revised; NRS numeric rate scale
Data shown as mean ± SD or n (%)
* < 0.05