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

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 4 Heart rate

		Group A, PVB	Group B, PECS	Test value	p value	Sig.
		No. = 15	No. = 15	Test value	p value	Sig.
Preoperative	Range	60–90	60–90	− 0.256	0.800	NS
Preoperative	Mean ± SD	74 ± 11.21	75 ± 10.18	− 0.256	0.800	NS
0 h	Range	70–100	70–100	− 0.325	0.748	NS
0 h	Mean ± SD	84 ± 11.21	85.33 ± 11.25	− 0.325	0.748	NS
1 h	Range	70–100	70–100	0.367	0.716	NS
1 h	Mean ± SD	80 ± 10.69	78.67 ± 9.15	0.367	0.716	NS
2 h	Range	70–100	70–95	0.400	0.692	NS
2 h	Mean ± SD	81 ± 9.86	79.67 ± 8.34	0.400	0.692	NS
4 h	Range	65–95	65–95	0.093	0.926	NS
4 h	Mean ± SD	77.67 ± 9.61	77.33 ± 9.98	0.093	0.926	NS
6 h	Range	65–95	65–95	0.409	0.686	NS
6 h	Mean ± SD	77 ± 9.22	75.67 ± 8.63	0.409	0.686	NS
8 h	Range	65–95	65–85	0.710	0.484	NS
8 h	Mean ± SD	76.33 ± 8.76	74.33 ± 6.51	0.710	0.484	NS
12 h	Range	65–90	65–90	0.501	0.620	NS
12 h	Mean ± SD	75.67 ± 7.76	74.33 ± 6.78	0.501	0.620	NS
18 h	Range	65–90	65–90	0.270	0.789	NS
18 h	Mean ± SD	74.67 ± 6.94	74 ± 6.6	0.270	0.789	NS
24 h	Range	65–90	65–85	0.290	0.774	NS
24 h	Mean ± SD	73.67 ± 6.94	73 ± 5.61	0.290	0.774	NS