Table 3.
Postoperative presentations of patients who underwent knee arthroscopic surgery under bispectral index-guided sevoflurane anesthesia without adductor canal block (Group A), with preoperative ACB (Group B), and with postoperative ACB (Group C).
| Group A (n = 128) |
Group B (n = 69) |
Group C (n = 18) |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAS at PACU | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 1.0 (1.0–2.0) | 1.0 (1.0–2.0) | <0.001 |
| VAS at ward | ||||
| Rest | 1.00 (1.00–2.00) | 1.00 (0.00–1.00) | 1.0 (0.00–1.00) | 0.932 |
| Dynamic | 3.00 (2.00–4.00) | 2.00 (1.00–2.00) | 1.50 (1.00–2.00) | <0.001 |
| Number of patients required analgesics at ward | ||||
| Parecoxib (intravenous) | 45 (35.1%) | 9 (13.0%) | 3 (16.7%) | 0.001 |
| NSAID (oral) | 64 (50%) | 27 (39.1%) | 10 (55.6%) | 0.258 |
| Opioid consumption at ward | ||||
| MME | 0.00 (0.00–0.38) | 0.00 (0.00–0.13) | 0.00 (0.00–0.09) | 0.137 |
| Number of patients with postoperative side effects | ||||
| Headache | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (1.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.763 |
| Nausea | 5 (3.9%) | 2 (2.9%) | 1 (5.6%) | 0.861 |
| Vomiting | 10 (7.8%) | 4 (5.8%) | 1 (5.6%) | 0.840 |
| Dizziness | 9 (7.0%) | 5 (5.6%) | 1 (5.6%) | 0.966 |
| Length of stay after surgery (day) | 3.00 (2.00–4.38) | 3.00 (2.00–4.00) | 3.50 (2.50–4.38) | 0.505 |
| Patient satisfaction (1–5) | 5.00 (4.00–5.00) | 5.00 (4.00–5.00) | 5.00 (4.00–5.00) | 0.955 |
All values are shown as median (interquartile range) or number and percent. ACB: adductor canal block, PACU: post anesthesia room, MME: milligram morphine equivalents, VAS: Visual analogue scale.