Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block vs pectoral nerve block for postoperative analgesia after modified radical mastectomy

Hamed, Islam Gamal; Fawaz, Ahmed Ali; Rabie, Amal Hamed; El Aziz, Abd El Aziz Abdallah Abd; Ashoor, Tarek M.

doi:10.1186/s42077-020-00081-y

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 3 Diastolic blood pressure

From: Ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block vs pectoral nerve block for postoperative analgesia after modified radical mastectomy

		Group A, PVB	Group B, PECS	Test value	p value	Sig.
		No. = 15	No. = 15	Test value	p value	Sig.
Preoperative	Range	60–90	50–80	1.876^•	0.071	NS
Preoperative	Mean ± SD	70.67 ± 8.84	64 ± 10.56	1.876^•	0.071	NS
0 h (immediately postoperative)	Range	50–70	50–70	− 1.835^•	0.077	NS
0 h (immediately postoperative)	Mean ± SD	54.67 ± 7.43	60 ± 8.45	− 1.835^•	0.077	NS
1 h postoperative	Range	50–70	50–70	− 1.901^•	0.068	NS
1 h postoperative	Mean ± SD	54 ± 7.37	59.33 ± 7.99	− 1.901^•	0.068	NS
2 h postoperative	Range	50–80	50–80	1.000^•	0.326	NS
2 h postoperative	Mean ± SD	63.33 ± 9	60 ± 9.26	1.000^•	0.326	NS
4 h postoperative	Range	50–80	50–80	1.344^•	0.190	NS
4 h postoperative	Mean ± SD	66 ± 8.28	61.33 ± 10.6	1.344^•	0.190	NS
6 h postoperative	Range	50–80	50–80	0.821^•	0.418	NS
6 h postoperative	Mean ± SD	64.67 ± 7.43	62 ± 10.14	0.821^•	0.418	NS
8 h postoperative	Range	50–80	50–90	0.000^•	1.000	NS
8 h postoperative	Mean ± SD	64 ± 7.37	64 ± 12.42	0.000^•	1.000	NS
12 h postoperative	Range	50–80	50–90	− 0.370^•	0.714	NS
12 h postoperative	Mean ± SD	64 ± 7.37	65.33 ± 11.87	− 0.370^•	0.714	NS
18 h postoperative	Range	50–70	50–90	− 0.602^•	0.552	NS
18 h postoperative	Mean ± SD	64 ± 6.32	66 ± 11.21	− 0.602^•	0.552	NS
24 h postoperative	Range	50–90	50–90	0.343^•	0.734	NS
24 h postoperative	Mean ± SD	68 ± 10.14	66.67 ± 11.13	0.343^•	0.734	NS

^•t, independent sample t test
p value < 0.05 = statistically significant

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