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Table 5 Comparison of clinical and demographic factors between additional anesthesia and no additional anesthesia groups

From: Risk factors for insufficient ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block

 

Additional anesthesia group, n = 41

No additional anesthesia group, n = 228

  
 

Median [IQR], n (%)

Median [IQR], n (%)

p value

1 − β

Age (years)

64 [41–75]

59 [40–72]

0.227

0.191

Sex (male/female)

18/23 (43.9/56.1)

97/131 (42.5/57.5)

0.871

0.039

BMI (kg/m2)

24.5 [21.8–25.6]

22.5 [20.0–25.4]

0.009

0.619

Lidocaine dose (mg/kg)

1.6 [1.4–1.8]

1.6 [1.4–2.0]

0.325

0.148

Ropivacaine dose (mg/kg)

2.4 [2.1–2.7]

2.5 [2.1–3.0]

0.158

0.291

Expertise of surgeon (Hand surgeon or resident)

28/13 (68.3/31.7)

149/79 (65.3/34.7)

0.713

0.051

Systolic blood pressure before surgery (mmHg)

151 [140–171]

141 [126–154]

 < 0.001

0.914

DM

3 (7.3)

16 (7.0)

0.945

0.027

Mental disorder

1 (2.4)

6 (2.6)

0.942

0.021

Interval from block to surgery (min)

38 [33–44.5]

36 [31–40]

0.034

0.588

Surgical time (min)

83 [57–117.5]

88 [62–121]

0.296

0.162

Tourniquet time (min)

62.5 [43–79.5]

72 [46–101]

0.086

0.460

  1. BMI Body mass index, DM Diabetes mellitus, IQR Interquartile range
  2. 1 − β indicated a power
  3. P values in bold indicate statistical significance