Safety and efficacy of dexamethasone as an adjuvant to bupivacaine in bilateral transversus abdominis plane block in children undergoing major abdominal surgery

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 3 Comparison between the two groups regarding heart rate and MBP preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative

		Group A, no. = 26	Group B, no. = 26	Test value^a	P value	Sig.
HR preop	Mean ± SD	106.92 ± 13.04	106.54 ± 12.55	0.108	0.914	NS
HR preop	Range	80–125	85–125	0.108	0.914	NS
HR intraop	Mean ± SD	96.54 ± 10.84	93.46 ± 9.25	1.101	0.276	NS
HR intraop	Range	75–115	80–105	1.101	0.276	NS
HR post	Mean ± SD	101.92 ± 10.50	100.38 ± 10.29	0.534	0.596	NS
HR post	Range	80–120	80–115	0.534	0.596	NS
MBP pre	Mean ± SD	75.00 ± 5.29	77.69 ± 5.52	− 1.795	0.079	NS
MBP pre	Range	65–85	70–90	− 1.795	0.079	NS
MBP intra 5 min after induction	Mean ± SD	68.62 ± 5.72	70.19 ± 3.60	− 1.19	0.24	NS
MBP intra 5 min after induction	Range	60–80	65–80	− 1.19	0.24	NS
MBP intra 5 min after TAP block	Mean ± SD	71.58 ± 5.35	73.88 ± 3.40	− 1.856	0.069	NS
MBP intra 5 min after TAP block	Range	63–83	68–82	− 1.856	0.069	NS
MBP intra 5 min after skin incision	Mean ± SD	75.81 ± 5.25	77.96 ± 3.48	− 1.744	0.087	NS
MBP intra 5 min after skin incision	Range	66–86	70–85	− 1.744	0.087	NS
MBP post	Mean ± SD	72.62 ± 5.58	74.46 ± 4.47	− 1.316	0.194	NS
MBP post	Range	65–85	70–85	− 1.316	0.194	NS

P value > 0.05, non-significant (NS); P value < 0.05, significant (S); P value < 0.01, highly significant (HS)
^aIndependent t test