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Table 1 Difference between TAP group and QLB group regarding demographic data

From: Comparison between ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block and quadratus lumborum block for open nephrectomy surgeries

Demographic data

TAP group

( n = 40)

QLB group

( n = 40)

p -value

Age (years) mean ± SD

41.55 ± 7.05

40.78 ± 6.2

0.6

Sex

 Male

24 (60%)

26 (65%)

0.64

 Female

16 (40%)

14 (35%)

ASA number (%)

   

 I

18 (45%)

21 (52.5%)

0.82

 II

22 (55%)

19 (47.5%)

BMI (kg/m2)mean ± SD

25.9 ± 2.7

25.2 ± 2.8

0.28

  1. Data expressed as mean ± SD, proportion, t Student t-test, χ2 chi-square test, TAP Transverses abdominis plane block, QLB Quadratus lumborum plane block, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, BMI Body mass index, p-value > 0.05 is considered non-significant