Clinical Study

Supplemental Interscalene Blockade to General Anesthesia for Shoulder Arthroscopy: Effects on Fast Track Capability, Analgesic Quality, and Lung Function

Table 1

Demographic and preoperative data.

CINB ()GA ()

Age (y)56 (SD 13)49 (SD 14)
Sex (male/female)56m/43f43m/17f
ASA status 1/2/324/58/1722/30/8
Weight (kg)83 (SD 16)83 (SD 14)
Height (cm)172 cm (SD 10)175 cm (SD 9)
Body mass index (kg/m2)28 (SD 4)27 (SD 4)
Neck circumference (cm)39 (SD 4)40 (SD 4)
Waist circumference (cm)99 (SD 14)97 (SD 14)
Upper-lower jaw distance (cm)5.0 (SD 0.8)5.2 (SD 0.9)
Serum-creatinine (mg/dL) 0.9 (SD 0.2)0,8 (SD 0.2)
SpO2 (%)97.0 (SD 1.4)97.3 (SD 1.4)
Clorazepate (mg)26 (SD 11)29 (SD 13)

CINB, supplemental continuous interscalene block group and general anesthesia; GA, general anesthesia without nerve block. SpO2, pulse oximetry saturation; VAS, visual analogue scale. Data are mean ± SD or number (). No significant differences were found between groups.