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Table 6 Other tested parameters in PVB and TEA groups

From: Assessment of postoperative pain management and comparison of effectiveness of pain relief treatment involving paravertebral block and thoracic epidural analgesia in patients undergoing posterolateral thoracotomy

Tested parameter

Group PVB

Group TEA

p

Minimum

Maximum

Number of days of hospitalization

7.47 (SD 3.7)

6.3 (SD 1.95)

0.15

3

23

Time of surgical procedure expressed in minutes

91.67 (SD 28.2)

98.67 (SD 37.87)

0.646

45

185

Time of maintaining pleural drain after the surgical procedure expressed in days

5.13 (SD 4.17)

4.93 (SD 1.84)

0.736

2

23