Table 1 Patient demographics and details by technique
ESPB group | WI group | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 33 | N = 34 | ||
Age (years) mean (SD) | 60.5 (17.8) | 61.2 (13.3) | 0.86 |
Gender | |||
Female | 14 (52%) | 13 (48%) | 0.73 |
Male | 19 (48%) | 21 (52%) | |
Weight (kg) mean (SD) | 84.3 (14.6) | 77.2 (17.5) | 0.078 |
BMI (kg/ht.^2) | 29.4 (5.4) | 26.8 (5.7) | 0.059 |
ASA status | |||
1 | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) | 0.85 |
2 | 15 (54%) | 13 (46%) | |
3 | 16 (46%) | 19 (54%) | |
Operations | 0.95 | ||
Hemicolectomy | 14 (47%) | 16 (53%) | 0.70 |
Anterior resection | 10 (50%) | 10 (50%) | 0.94 |
Hartmann’s | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0.15 |
Reversal of Hartmann’s | 1 (33%) | 2 (67%) | 0.57 |
Ultra low anterior resection | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) | 0.97 |
Ileocecal resection | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0.31 |
Small bowel resection | 0 (0%) | 2 (100%) | 0.16 |
Others | 3 (60%) | 2 (40%) | 0.62 |
PACU time (mins) median (IQR) | 60 (60, 105) | 62 (45, 90) | 0.61 |
Flatus time (mins) median (IQR) | 48 (48, 72) | 48 (48,72) | 0.43 |
Bowel motion time (mins) median (IQR) | 77 (72, 96) | 72 (60, 120) | 0.84 |
Hospital LOS (days) median (IQR) | 5 (4, 7) | 4 (4, 8) | 0.92 |