Table 1. Patient demographics.
BMI = body mass index; ASA = Association of Anesthesiologists Physical Status grade; GA = general anesthetic; ETT = endotracheal tube; TIVA = total intravenous anesthetic; SGD = supraglottic airway; ESP = erector spinae plane block; MTP = mid-point transverse process to pleura block; PECS = pectoralis plane block; PIFB = pecto-intercostal fascial plane block.
| Overall | |
| n | 100 |
| Age range (%) | |
| 18-30 | 5 ( 5.0) |
| 31-40 | 16 (16.0) |
| 41-50 | 26 (26.0) |
| 51-60 | 22 (22.0) |
| 61-70 | 12 (12.0) |
| 71-80 | 16 (16.0) |
| 80+ | 3 ( 3.0) |
| Male (%) | 3 ( 3.0) |
| BMI (%) | |
| <18 | 1 ( 1.0) |
| 18-25 | 41 (41.0) |
| 26-30 | 28 (28.0) |
| 31-35 | 15 (15.0) |
| 35-40 | 14 (14.0) |
| >40 | 1 ( 1.0) |
| Ethnicity (%) | |
| Afro-Caribbean | 26 (26.0) |
| Asian | 6 ( 6.0) |
| Mixed | 1 ( 1.0) |
| White | 60 (60.0) |
| Other | 7 ( 7.0) |
| ASA (%) | |
| 1 | 17 (17.0) |
| 2 | 67 (67.0) |
| 3 | 16 (16.0) |
| GA Technique (%) | |
| ETT+TIVA | 13 (13.0) |
| SGD+TIVA | 70 (70.0) |
| SGD+volatile | 17 (17.0) |
| Blocks performed (%) | |
| None | 33 (33.0) |
| ESP | 10 (10.0) |
| ESP+MTP | 8 ( 8.0) |
| Paravertebral | 30 (30.0) |
| Paravertebral+PECS | 1 ( 1.0) |
| Paravertebral+Serratus | 1 ( 1.0) |
| PECS | 12 (12.0) |
| PECS+MTP | 1 ( 1.0) |
| PECS+PIFB | 4 ( 4.0) |
| Surgical severity (%) | |
| Minor | 12 (12.0) |
| Moderate | 38 (38.0) |
| Major/Complex | 50 (50.0) |