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Table 1 Patients’ demographics and operative details

From: Comparison of postoperative analgesic effects of two doses of dexamethasone in ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block for inguinal hernia repair: a randomized controlled trial

 

Group I (n = 30)

Group II (n = 30)

Group III (n = 30)

P value

Age (years)

41.63 ± 12.96

39.53 ± 13.63

43.20 ± 11.54

0.537

Weight(Kg)

71.30 ± 9.90

75.60 ± 12.92

74.93 ± 10.99

0.292

ASA score

 I

24 (80.0%)

26 (86.7%)

25 (83.3%)

0.787

 II

6 (20.0%)

4 (13.3%)

5 (16.7%)

 

Comorbidity

 Free

24 (80.0%)

26 (86.7%)

25 (83.3%)

0.787

 Diabetic

3 (10.0%)

1 (3.3%)

2 (6.7%)

0.585

 Hypertensive

2 (6.7%)

2 (6.7%)

1 (3.3%)

0.809

 Asthma

0 (0.0%)

1 (3.3%)

2 (6.7%)

0.355

 COPD

1 (3.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0.364

Anesthesia duration (h)

4.14 ± 0.65

4.13 ± 0.52

4.35 ± 0.49

0.220

Surgical duration (min)

57.67 ± 21.61

55.33 ± 17.27

60.67 ± 26.93

0.651

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD and number. SD Standard deviation, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists. P < 0.05 significant difference between groups