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Table 5 The time to first request of rescue analgesic and total morphine consumption between the two groups

From: Comparison of the effects of transversus thoracic muscle plane block and pecto-intercostal fascial block on postoperative opioid consumption in patients undergoing open cardiac surgery: a prospective randomized study

 

TTMPB (n = 40)

PIFB (n = 40)

p value

Time to first request of rescue analgesic (h)

6.7 ± 1.4

7.8 ± 1.7

0.003

Total morphine-24h (mg)

7.8 ± 2.0

4.8 ± 1.0

 < 0.001

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD)
  2. P-value < 0.05 (significant), P-value > 0.05 (non-significant)
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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