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 1
Demographic and intraoperative characteristics of patients.
Treatment group (BSCPB) (n = 33)
Control group (n = 33)
value
Age (years)
30 (10)
32 (20)
0.429
Sex (M/F)
5/28
3/30
0.708
ASA status
0.427
ASA I (n, %)
31 (47%)
28 (42%)
ASA II (n, %)
2 (3%)
5 (8%)
Preoperative diagnosis
0.424
Benign mass (n, %)
31 (47%)
28 (42%)
Neoplastic mass (n, %)
2 (3%)
5 (8%)
Antithyroid medication use (yes/no)
13/9
20/24
0.433
Induction agent
0.473
Thiopental
30 (45%)
27 (41%)
Propofol
3 (5%)
6 (9%)
Surgeon experience
0.240
Resident (n, %)
23 (35%)
28 (42%)
Senior (n, %)
10 (15%)
5 (8%)
Estimated intraoperative blood loss (ml)
180 (200)
150 (150)
0.689
Duration of surgery (minutes)
110 (40)
110 (43)
0.508
Duration of anesthesia (minutes)
125 (48)
125 (43)
0.763
Median (interquartile range); n (%) = number (proportion).