A comparative study between continuous epidural analgesia, ultrasound guided continuous femoral nerve block (CFNB), and ultrasound guided continuous adductor canal block (ACB) for post-operative pain management after total knee replacement (TKR)

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 6 Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) and itching

		Group A		Group B		Group C		P-value
Nausea and vomiting	Yes	9	45%	3	15%	2	10%	0.018
Nausea and vomiting	No	11	55%	17	85%	18	90%	0.018
Itching	Yes	7	35%	2	10%	1	5%	0.024
Itching	No	11	65%	18	90%	19	95%	0.024

Data are presented as mean and standard deviation
The incidence of postoperative nausea & vomiting and itching was greater in the epidural group (group A) than in the femoral and adductor groups
P value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant