Intraoperative infusion of lidocaine 2% reduces postoperative fentanyl requirements for pain control in renal transplantation surgery

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 1 Patient’s characteristics

Type of patients	No. of patients	Body weight in kg: mean ± SD	p value
Lidocaine group	25	69.92 ± 12.052	0.601
Fentanyl group	25	67.44 ± 20.183
Type of patients	No. of patients	Age in years: mean ± SD	p value
Lidocaine group	25	38.80 ± 11.489	0.098
Fentanyl group	25	43.72 ± 8.970	0.098

Both groups were comparable with regard to age and weight. The type and lengths of the surgical procedures were similar (150–180 min); there was no perioperative mortality among the 50 patients enrolled in our study.