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Table 5 Postoperative three months 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 95% CI

P value

Hypoesthesia (n, %)

9, 23.7%

20, 52.6%

0.28 (0.11, 0.75)

0.009*

Numbness (n, %)

4, 10.5%

12, 31.6%

0.26 (0.07, 0.88)

0.024*

Pain (n, %)

18, 47.4%

15, 39.5%

1.38 (0.56, 3.43)

0.488

Rest pain NRS (points)

0 (0, 3)

0 (0,0)

0 (0,0)

0.147

Active pain NRS (points)

0 (0, 3)

1 (0, 3)

0 (-3, 0)

0.762

Throbbing pain (n, %)

3, 7.9%

1, 2.6%

3.17 (0.32, 31.952)

0.615

Aching pain (n, %)

0, 0%

2, 5.3%

0.95 (0.88, 1.02)

0.493

Pricking pain (n, %)

6, 15.8%

10, 26.3%

0.53 (0.17, 1.63)

0.260

Stabbing pain (n, %)

5, 13.2%

2, 5.3%

2.73 (0.50, 15.03)

0.430

Sleep disorder (n, %)

0, 0%

6, 15.8%

0.84 (0.73, 0.97)

0.025*

  1. PVB Paravertebral block, D Difference, CI Confidential interval, NRS Numerical rating scale
  2. *Significant statistical difference