A Comparative Study between Postoperative Analgesia of Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block and Anterior Quadratus Lumborum Block in Proximal Femur Fracture
Table 2
Postoperative pain perception (VAS-10) among the studied groups.
Time
FICB (N = 64)
QLB (N = 64)
^ value
Effect size
Mean ± SE
95% CI
Minute 0
0.0 ± 0.0
0.0 ± 0.0
0.999
0.0 ± 0.0
0.0–0.0
Minute 15
0.0 ± 0.2
0.0 ± 0.0
0.165
0.0 ± 0.0
0.0–0.1
Minute 30
0.1 ± 0.2
0.0 ± 0.0
0.083
0.1 ± 0.0
0.0–0.1
Minute 45
0.1 ± 0.2
0.0 ± 0.0
0.083
0.1 ± 0.0
0.0–0.2
Hour 1
0.2 ± 0.4
0.1 ± 0.2
0.055
0.1 ± 0.1
0.1–0.2
Hour 2
0.4 ± 0.6
0.3 ± 0.5
0.055
0.2 ± 0.1
0.0–0.4
Hour 4
1.1 ± 0.8
0.9 ± 0.7
0.056
0.3 ± 0.1
0.0–0.5
Hour 6
3.3 ± 1.3
1.8 ± 1.0
<0.001
1.5 ± 0.2
1.1–1.9
Hour 8
3.8 ± 1.4
2.4 ± 1.0
<0.001
1.4 ± 0.2
1.0–1.9
Hour 10
3.5 ± 1.3
3.0 ± 1.0
0.012
0.5 ± 0.2
0.1–0.9
Hour 12
4.4 ± 1.2
3.7 ± 1.5
0.003
0.7 ± 0.2
0.2–1.2
Hour 18
5.3 ± 1.3
4.3 ± 1.4
<0.001
1.0 ± 0.2
0.5–1.5
Hour 24
5.7 ± 1.3
3.8 ± 1.3
<0.001
1.9 ± 0.2
1.4–2.3
Data presented as mean ± SD unless mentioned otherwise. ^Independent t-test. Significant. Effect size: value of FICB relative to QLB. SE, standard error; CI, confidence interval.
