Effectiveness of Bilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Block as Part of Postoperative Analgesia for Patients Undergoing Thyroidectomy in Empress Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Table 2
Recovery room vital signs between two groups.
Treatment group (BSCPB) (n = 33)
Control group (n = 33)
value
Baseline heart rate (mmhg)
79.06 ± 11.34
85.24 ± 10.60
0.026#
Baseline systolic blood pressure (mmhg)
112 (14)
118 (20)
0.073
Baseline diastolic blood pressure (mmhg)
70.70 ± 11.31
73.76 ± 7.88
0.207
Baseline mean arterial blood pressure (mmhg)
84.12 ± 11.30
85.85 ± 8.27
0.481
Baseline arterial oxygen saturation
94 (6)
94 (5)
0.806
Median (interquartile range); mean ± standard deviation; #statistically significant.
