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Table 1 Demographic and preoperative clinical profile

From: To evaluate the analgesic effectiveness of bilateral erector spinae plane block versus thoracic epidural analgesia in open cardiac surgeries approached through midline sternotomy

Clinico-demographic parameters

ESP, (n = 37)

TEA, (n = 37)

Age in years

(Mean ± SD)

61.27 ± 12.60

59.22 ± 10.69

Gender, n (%)

Male

26 (70.3)

27 (73.0)

Female

11 (29.7)

10 (27.0)

Anthropometry, mean ± SD

Height in cms

166.24 ± 8.76

164.43 ± 10.01

Weight in kgs

69.76 ± 13.02

68.51 ± 13.27

BMI in kg/m2

25.14 ± 3.74

25.18 ± 3.54

ASA, n (%)

II

1 (2.70%)

4 (10.81%)

III

34 (91.89%)

30 (81.08%)

IV

2 (5.40%)

3 (8.10%)

MPG, n (%)

I

2 (5.41%)

0

II

32 (86.48%)

34 (91.89%)

III

3 (8.11%)

3 (8.11)

Surgeries performed, n (%)

ASD closure

0

3 (8.10%)

MVR

3 (8.10%)

1 (2.70%)

AVR

2 (5.40%)

0

CABG

30 (81.08%)

32 (86.48%)

LA myx removal

1 (2.70%)

1 (2.70%)

LA myx removal + CABG

1 (2.70%)

0

LVEF %

(Mean ± SD)

54.41 ± 5.77

51.05 ± 3.86

  1. ESP erector spinae plane block group, TEA thoracic epidural analgesia group, SD standard deviation, n number, % percentage, ASA American Society of Anaesthesiology Physical Status, ASD atrial septal defect, MVR mitral valve repair, AVR aortic valve repair, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, LA myx left atrial myxoma, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, cms centimetres, kg kilograms, m metres