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Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 5 Comparison of the groups in terms of total intake of morphine and time for first request of pain killer

From: IPACK block with spinal anesthesia compared to fentanyl-based spinal anesthesia for postoperative analgesia following arthroscopic meniscectomy: a randomized, prospective study

 

Groups

 

Group F (n = 31)

Group I (n = 31)

P value

Parameters

 Total amount of morphine taken (mg) (mean ± SD)

19.51 ± 4.49

9.18 ± 2.53

0.007*

 Time for first request of pain killer (h) (mean ± SD)

3.55 ± 1.54

8.82 ± 0.44

0.014*

  1. Group F: spinal anesthetic with fentanyl
  2. Group I: spinal anesthesia with IPACK block
  3. *Statistically significant of p-value ≤ 0.05
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