Continuous Femoral Nerve Block versus Intravenous Patient Controlled Analgesia for Knee Mobility and Long-Term Pain in Patients Receiving Total Knee Replacement: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Baseline Characteristics of eligible patients#.
Parameters
CFNB ()
PCIA ()
value
Age
66.81 ± 9.41
68.03 ± 11.17
0.323
Height (cm)
158.20 ± 7.69
159.41 ± 9.39
0.240
Weight (kg)
62.99 ± 8.38
63.17 ± 7.35
0.847
WOMAC scores for knee
53 (51–56)
54 (51–56)
0.212△
Surgical time (min)
87.21 ± 34.23
82.37 ± 30.95
0.216
Anesthesia time (min)
125.69 ± 32.62
121.08 ± 32.30
0.235
Blood loss (mL)
89.72 ± 93.49
88.89 ± 86.27
0.939
Tourniquet time (min)
60.41 ± 29.24
56.80 ± 26.92
0.284
Gender
Male/female
38/102
49/91
0.156△
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Grading▲
1
19
25
2
59
49
0.990*
3
62
66
Continuous variables were described as mean ± SD, categorical variables as number of events (); Kruskal-Wallis test was used; Chi square test was used; Wilcoxon rank test was used. The rest of parameters were compared using independent -test; statistical significance was considered when value <0.05.
