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Table 6 Nausea and vomiting, sedation score, patients’ satisfaction 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

Nausea & Vomiting:

 - None

32 (80%)

36 (90%)

0.335

 - Nausea

4 (10%)

2 (5%)

 

 - Retching

4 (10%)

2 (5%)

 

 - Vomiting

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

Sedation:

 - Awake

32 (80%)

32 (80%)

0.539

 - Drowsy

5 (13%)

4 (10%)

 

 - Asleep but arousable

2 (5%)

2 (5%)

 

 - Deep sleep

1 (3%)

2 (5%)

 

Satisfaction

 - Poor

3 (8%)

2 (5%)

0.373

 - Moderate

8 (20%)

3 (8%)

 

 - Good

16 (40%)

18 (45%)

 

 - Perfect

13 (33%)

17 (43%)

 
  1. Data are presented as numbers and percent
  2. P-value < 0.05 (significant), P-value > 0.05 (non-significant)
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BMC Anesthesiology

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