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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients in each group

From: Peripheral nerve block combined with general anesthesia for lower extremity amputation in hemodialysis patients: case series

 

GA (n = 7)

GA with PNB (n = 6)

P value

Age (years)

72.6 ± 3.9

70.7 ± 2.0

0.20

Sex (male/female)

5/2

3/3

0.42

Height (cm)

163.0 ± 8.2

159.2 ± 5.4

0.36

Weight (kg)

60.8 ± 15.9

58.0 ± 7.3

0.54

ASA-PS

 III

6 (85.7%)

5 (83.3%)

 

 IV

1 (14.3%)

1 (16.7%)

 

Medical history

 DM

6

5

 

 IHD

6

4

 

 CI

1

3

 

 Af

1

1

 

 HT

0

1

 

Surgical procedures

 BKA

5

3

 

 AKA

1

3

 

 TA

1

0

 

Duration of surgery (min)

111.2 ± 24.2

104.5 ± 32.1

0.67

Duration of anesthesia (min)

209.1 ± 31.6

227.5 ± 50.4

0.44

Initial MBP (mmHg)

86.6 ± 28.9

74.6 ± 8.3

0.36

Initial HR (bpm)

79.3 ± 18.6

76.7 ± 22.6

0.73

  1. ASA-PS American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status, AKA above-knee amputation, BKA below-knee amputation, TA toes amputation, DM diabetes mellitus, IHD ischemia heart disease, HT hypertension, CI cerebral infarction, Af atrial fibrillation, MBP mean blood pressure, HR heart rate