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Table 4 In-hospital recovery data of the paravertebral block and control group

From: The effects of intermittent bolus paravertebral block on analgesia and recovery in open hepatectomy: a randomized, double-blinded, controlled study

 

PVB group (n = 38)

Control group (n = 38)

OR / Difference 95% CI

P value

Rescue analgesia (n, %)

4, 10.5%

11, 28.9%

0.29 (0.08, 1.00)

0.044*

Nausea (n, %)

23, 60.5%

18, 47.4%

1.70 (0.69, 4.23)

0.250

Vomiting (n, %)

4, 10.5%

8, 21.0%

2.27 (0.62, 8.29)

0.208

Pruritus (n, %)

3, 7.9%

3, 7.9%

1.00 (0.19, 5.30)

1.000

Respiratory depression (n, %)

7, 18.4%

14, 36.8%

0.39 (0.14, 1.11)

0.073

Bowel movement (hours)

60 ± 28

60 ± 21

0 (-11, 11)

0.979

Foley catheter removal (hours)

40 ± 23

46 ± 23

-5 (-16, 5)

0.270

Drowsiness (points)

0 (0, 1)

1 (0, 1)

0 (-1,0)

0.006*

Thirsty (points)

1 (1, 2)

1 (1, 2)

0 (-1, 0)

0.883

Feel cold (points)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

0.267

Cognitive decline (points)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

0.330

Shiver (points)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

0 (0, 0)

0.969

Emergence satisfaction (points)

5 (4, 5)

4 (4, 5)

0 (0,1)

0.019*

Analgesia satisfaction (points)

4 (4, 5)

4 (4, 5)

0 (0, 0)

0.200

Overall satisfaction (points)

5 (4, 5)

4 (4, 5)

0 (0, 0)

0.262

Hospital stay(days)

9 ± 5

10 ± 4

-1 (-3, 1)

0.202

  1. PVB Paravertebral block, OR Odds ratio, D Difference, CI Confidential interval
  2. *Significant statistical difference