Table 2.
Intraoperative fentanyl requirement, emergence and recovery characteristics of the patient
| Group A (n=26) | Group B (n=25) | P | |
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| Intraoperative fentanyl requirement (µg) | 2.31 (11.77) | 41.2 (31) | 0.00 |
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| Emergence Characteristics | |||
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| Grade of Cough during Emergence | |||
| Not requiring intervention | 24 (92.3) | 14 (56) | 0.001 |
| Requiring intervention | 2 (7) | 11 (44) | 0.00 |
| Emergence agitation | 3 (11.5) | 22 (88) | 0.00 |
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| Recovery characteristics | |||
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| Grade of PONV requiring anti-emetics | 1 (3.8) | 4 (16) | 0.07 |
| Time to first analgesia (minutes) | 543.27 (156.5) | 199.84 (206) | 0.02 |
| Time to PACU discharge (minutes) | 25.73 (6.4) | 32.44 (7.8) | 0.20 |
PONV, post-operative nausea and vomiting; PACU, post-anaesthesia care unit. Values are represented as mean (±standard deviation) or number (percentage) Group A: nerve block group; group B: control group