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Table 1 Comparison between the C group and D group according to demographics, surgery type, and duration

From: Dexamethasone as a bupivacaine adjuvant for ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block: a prospective randomized study

Variables

Group D (N = 22)

Group C (N = 23)

P value

Age (years), median (1st–3rd IQ)

52.0 (42.0–61.0)

45.0 (32.0–57.0)

d0.375

Sex (n (%))

Male

13 (59.1%)

14 (60.9%)

b0.903

Female

9 (40.9%)

9 (39.1%)

BMI (kg/m2), Median (1st–3rd IQ)

28.1 (27.6–29.7)

27.7 (26.0–30.9)

d0.447

ASA (n (%))

I

10 (45.5%)

16 (69.6%)

b0.102

II

12 (54.5%)

7 (30.4%)

Operation type (n (%))

Arthroscopic rotator cuff tear repair

9 (40.9%)

6 (26.1%)

c0.366

Arthroscopic capsular release

6 (27.3%)

4 (17.4%)

Bankart repair for anterior shoulder dislocation

4 (18.2%)

4 (17.4%)

Arthroscopic subacromial decompression

3 (13.6%)

6 (26.1%)

AC joint dislocation stabilization

0 (0.0%)

3 (13.0%)

Operation duration (h), mean ± SD

1.8 ± 0.4

1.7 ± 0.4

a0.307

  1. aIndependent t test
  2. bChi-square test
  3. cFisher’s exact test
  4. dMann-Whitney test