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Table 3 Sensory block data

From: Comparison between thoracic paravertebral block and segmental thoracic spinal anesthesia in breast cancer surgery

Items

TPVB group

STSA group

p-value

Onset of sensory block (min)

20.2 ± 3.0

6.4 ± 1.4

< 0.001*

Number of blocked dermatomes

8 (7–10)

10 (7–16)

< 0.001*

Sensory regression time (min)

164 ± 18

175 ± 12

0.004*

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD, median (range), n = 35. *Statistically significant p ≤ 0.05