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Table 1 Baseline demographic and anesthetic data

From: Comparison of analgesic effects of percutaneous and transthoracic intercostal nerve block in video-assisted thoracic surgery: a propensity score-matched study

Characteristics

Before PSM

p

After PSM

p

T group

n = 194

P group

n = 142

T group

n = 86

P group

n = 86

Age (years)

58.4 ± 14.8

43.9 ± 11.9

0.000*

46.8 ± 14.9

45.6 ± 13.2

0.578

Sex, n (%)

  

0.965

  

0.647

 Male

102 (52.58)

75 (52.82)

 

41 (47.67)

44 (51.16)

 

 Female

92 (47.42)

67 (47.18)

 

45 (52.33)

42 (48.84)

 

BMI

23.1 ± 2.8

23.6 ± 2.7

0.143

23.4 ± 2.6

23.3 ± 2.3

0.922

Reason for surgery, n (%)

  

0.114

  

0.934

  Rupture of pulmonary bulla

19 (9.79)

32 (22.54)

 

15 (17.44)

13 (15.12)

 

 Giant pulmonary bulla

2 (1.03)

3 (2.11)

 

2 (2.33)

2 (2.33)

 

  Ground glass nodule

112 (57.73)

95 (66.90)

 

54 (62.79)

58 (67.44)

 

 Solid pulmonary nodule

61 (31.44)

47 (33.10)

 

15 (17.44)

13 (15.12)

 

Types of operation, n (%)

  

0.000*

  

0.765

 Bullae surgery

21 (10.82)

35 (24.65)

 

17 (19.77)

15 (17.44)

 

 Wedge resection

52 (26.80)

47 (33.10)

 

29 (33.72)

32 (37.21)

 

 Segmental resection

95 (48.97)

56 (39.44)

 

33 (38.37)

35 (40.70)

 

 Lobectomy

26 (13.40)

4 (2.82)

 

7 (8.14)

4 (4.65)

 

Pleural rupture, n (%)

62 (31.96)

47 (33.10)

0.679

29 (33.72)

31 (36.05)

0.742

Duration of surgery (min)

79.4 ± 36.8

85.3 ± 29.9

0.118

80.6 ± 35.3

82.9 ± 27.4

0.640

Intraoperative opioid consumption, MME

87.3 ± 21.1

91.2 ± 23.2

0.107

87.2 ± 22.3

90.1 ± 23.0

0.426

Propofol, mg

427.0 ± 88.5

449.8 ± 74.7

0.014

435.0 ± 80.1

448.3 ± 65.8

0.255

Postoperative opioid consumption, MME

34.2 ± 7.5

32.9 ± 7.3

0.104

36.1 ± 5.6

30.8 ± 6.6

0.000*

Analgesia satisfaction, n (%)

129 (66.49)

106 (74.65)

0.107

52 (60.47)

69 (80.23)

0.005*

  1. Values are expressed as means ± SD or numbers. *p < 0.01
  2. Abbreviations: VATS video-assisted thoracic surgery, PSM propensity score matching, BMI body mass index, MME morphine milligram equivalent