Effect of Normal Saline Bicarbonate on Reversing Epidural Anesthesia Either with Bupivacaine Or Bupivacaine and Nalbuphine in Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery

Table 1

Demographic data.

	Group A ()	Group B ()	Group C ()	value
				A versus B	A versus C	B versus C
Age
M ± SD	55 ± 9	55 ± 6.5	58 ± 7	0.829	0.256	0.357
Sex
Male	13 (65%)	14 (70%)	12 (60%)	0.736	0.744	0.507
Female	7 (35%)	6 (30%)	8 (40%)
Height (cm)
M ± SD	167 ± 4	166 ± 2	166 ± 3	0.681	0.784	0.891
Weight (kg)
M ± SD	79 ± 10	79 ± 8	77 ± 8	0.943	0.595	0.547
ASA
Class I	10 (50%)	13 (65%)	15 (75%)	0.337	0.102	0.490
Class II	10 (50%)	7 (35%)	5 (25%)

Data are expressed as means SD. No significant differences between the three groups (: number).
As regards (1) age, (i) there was no significant change between group A and group B (); (ii) there was no significant change between group A and group C (); (iii) there was no significant change between group B and group C (). As regards (2) sex, (i) there was no significant change between group A and group B (); (ii) there was no significant change between group A and group C (); (iii) there was no significant change between group B and group C (). As regards (3) height, (i) there was no significant change between group A and group B (); (ii) there was no significant change between group A and group B (); (iii) there was no significant change between group B and group C (). As regards (4) weight, (i) there was no significant change between group A and group B (); (ii) there was no significant change between group A and group C (); (iii) there was no significant change between group B and group C ().