Table 2.
Analgesics consumption, complications, and outcome data during the postoperative period
| Parameters | Group CINB (n = 130) |
Group SI (n = 86) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length of hospital stay, day | 17(15–22) | 16(14–20) | 0.026 |
| Postoperative hospital stay, day | 8(7–10) | 8(7–10) | 0.033 |
| Postoperative intubation time, h | 11.0(6.5–18.0) | 8.0(6.0–12.3) | 0.008 |
| Length of ICU stay, h | 21.0(15.8–42.8) | 22.0(18.5–43.5) | 0.308 |
| Tramadol consumption, mg | 0(0–100) | 100(0–225) | 0.0001 |
| Tramadol requirement | 63(48%) | 61(71%) | 0.001 |
| Pethidine consumption, mg | 0(0–25) | 25(0–50) | 0.0004 |
| Pethidine requirement | 43(33%) | 48(56%) | 0.001 |
| Maximal pain (VAS 0–10) | 5.00(3.00–5.00) | 6.00(4.75–6.00) | < 0.0001 |
| No. of max VAS ≤ 3a | 52(40%) | 17(20%) | 0.002 |
| Dyspnea | 1(0.8%) | 1(1.2%) | 1.000 |
|
Somnolence Pruritus |
0(0%) / |
1(1.2%) / |
0.398 |
| PONV | 21(16%) | 12(14%) | 0.704 |
| Atelectasis | 4(3.1%) | 2(2.3%) | 1.000 |
| Pulmonary exudation | 67(52%) | 49(57%) | 0.433 |
| Pleural effusion | 59(45%) | 41(48%) | 0.741 |
| Pneumothorax | 3(2.3%) | 5(5.8%) | 0.270 |
Values are mean ± SD, median (interquartile range), or number with percentage
Abbreviations: SI Single injection, CINB Continuous intercostal nerve block, ICU Intensive care unit, VAS Visual analogue scale, PONV Postoperative nausea and vomiting
aIndicates that the maximal VAS score is 3 and no rescue analgesics are required