Table 1: Demographic and clinical information: TAP block and No-TAP block.
|
Variable |
TAP block n = 93 |
No TAP block n = 81 |
P-value |
|
Age (y) |
55.9 ± 12.4 |
56.4 ± 11.8 |
0.77 |
|
Body mass index (kg/m2) |
28.7 ± 7.9 |
30.8 ± 10.1 |
0.12 |
|
Surgery, n (%) |
|
|
0.94 |
|
Radical hysterectomy |
5 (5.4) |
3 (3.7) |
|
|
Staging + TAH |
34 (36.6) |
29 (35.8) |
|
|
TAH ovary conservation |
17 (18.3) |
14 (17.3) |
|
|
TAH oophorectomy |
37 (39.8) |
35 (43.2) |
|
|
Surgery duration (min) |
129.0 (48.9) |
133.3 (47.7) |
0.56 |
|
Malignancy, n (%) |
36 (38.7) |
31 (38.3) |
0.95 |
|
Incision type, n (%) |
|
|
0.60 |
|
Infraumbilical vertical |
49 (52.7) |
42 (51.9) |
|
|
Supraumbilical vertical |
24 (25.8) |
17 (21.0) |
|
|
Pfannenstiel |
20 (21.5) |
22 (27.2) |
|
|
Patient controlled analgesia, n (%) |
8 (8.6) |
40 (49.4) |
< 0.01 |
TAH: Total abdominal hysterectomy.