Table 1.
Demographics of the study patients and perioperative data.
| ICNB group (N = 23) | SAPB group (N = 23) | P value | |
| ASA class (I/II/III) | 2/19/2 | 1/21/1 | .70 |
| Sex (male/female) | 16/7 | 12/11 | .37 |
| Age (yr, median, IQR) | 67 (58–74) | 68 (57–75) | .78 |
| Height (cm, mean, SD) | 163.6 (8.5) | 159.3 (10.2) | .12 |
| Weight (kg, median, IQR) | 65.0 (57.9–69.4) | 63.0 (53.0–72.0) | .82 |
| Intraoperative propofol (mg, median, IQR) | 1394 (1080–1668) | 1264 (985–1412) | .33 |
| Intraoperative remifentanil (μg, median, IQR) | 910 (761–1293) | 500.0 (314–734) | <.001 |
| Anesthesia time (min, median, IQR) | 176 (160–207) | 167 (144–206) | .53 |
| Operation time (min, median, IQR) | 135 (115–173) | 123 (100–150) | .22 |
| Use of rescue drugs for hypotension (number, %) | 9 (39.1%) | 12 (52.2%) | .55 |
ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists, ICNB = intercostal nerve block, IQR = interquartile range, SAPB = serratus anterior plane block, SD = standard deviation.