Research Article

Regional Anaesthesia Is Associated with Shorter Postanaesthetic Care and Less Pain Than General Anaesthesia after Upper Extremity Surgery

Table 5

Multiple regressions on PACU length of stay for subgroups RA and GA.

RA ()GA ()
Coefficient of regressionCoefficient of regression

Age0.090.450.28
Sex0.130.250.41
Duration of surgery0.730.250.01
Fracture surgery (yes/no)0.250.030.42<0.001

PACU, Postanaesthesia Care Unit. RA, regional anaesthesia. GA, general anaesthesia.