Local Anesthesia for Port Catheter Placement in Oncology Patients: An Alternative to Landmark Technique Using Ultrasound-Guided Superficial Cervical Plexus Block—A Prospective Randomized Study

Table 1

Demographic and clinical data of the groups (mean ± SD).

	GROUP 1; (n = 50)	GROUP 2; (n = 50)	P Value
Age	54.28	53.14	P > 0.05
Gender (F/M)	25/25	34/16	P > 0.05
Place of Intervention(Jugular)	49(98%)	48(96%)	P > 0.05
Additional Local	4(8%)	5(10%)	P = 0.727
Additional Sedoanalgesia	4(8%)	5(10%)	P = 0.727
Number of Trials	1.7	1.1	P = 0.010
VAS	2.62	4.04	P = 0.001
Surgical Satisfaction	1.96	2.38	P = 0.014
Processing Time (min)	22.10	43.50	P = 0.010

VAS, visual analog scale.