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. 2022 Dec 12;8(12):e12231. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12231

Table 1.

Comparison of general conditions, duration of surgery and anaesthesia, and intraoperative cardiovascular active drug dosage.

General analgesia (n = 37) TPVB (n = 36) TPVB + S-ketamine (n = 37) Group N (n = 40) P Value
Age (y) 56.46 ± 6.07 58.81 ± 5.58 57.14 ± 5.94 57.62 ± 4.78 0.527
Sex (M/F) 17/20 15/21 19/17 22/18 0.628
Weight (kg) 63.65 ± 7.04 63.86 ± 8.21 66.57 ± 7.24 69.13 ± 6.43 0.237
BMI (kg/m2) 22.56 ± 1.46 22.31 ± 1.86 22.81 ± 1.65 23.17 ± 1.96 0.453
ASA (I/II/III) 15/18/4 12/20/4 13/21/3 12/25/3 0.822
Duration of analgesia 183.78 ± 60.93 189.72 ± 60.01 182.97 ± 62.72 0.877
Duration of surgery 147.16 ± 54.18 155.14 ± 57.58 145.54 ± 56.23 0.737
Atropine dosage 0(0-0) 0(0-0) 0(0-0) 0.477
Ephedrine dosage 0(0–1.5) 0(0–6) 0(0–6) 0.497

ASA, American Society of Anaesthesiologists; BMI, body mass index; TPVB, thoracic paravertebral block.

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or numbers (percentages).