Comparative study between saddle block and local anesthesia on excision of pilonidal sinus by using ligaSure

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 3 Comparison between the SA group and the LA group according to time of anesthesia, operation time, and operating room time (min)

	SA group (n = 20)	LA group (n = 20)	t test	P value
Time of anesthesia (min)
Range	60–100	45–75	5.671	0.0003
Mean ± SD	82.65 ± 14.12	60.20 ± 10.68	5.671	0.0003
Operation time (min)
Range	4-20	4-14	2.839	0.021
Mean ± SD	13.89 ± 5.17	9.50 ± 3.58	2.839	0.021
Operating room time (min)
Range	10–40	7–20	3.800	0.0006
Mean ± SD	25.35 ± 8.96	16.95 ± 4.18	3.800	0.0006

t Independent sample t test
P value > 0.05 NS; P value < 0.05 S; P value < 0.001 HS. This table shows a statistically significant higher mean in the SA group compared to the LA group according to time of anesthesia, operation time, and operating room time (min)