Magnesium Sulfate as Adjuvant in Prehospital Femoral Nerve Block for a Patient with Diaphysial Femoral Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Comparison of patient characteristics between both groups.

	Group I ()	Group C ()
Age (years)	66.3 ± 23	64.2 ± 15	0.643
Gender
Male	13 (54.2%)	11 (45.8%)	0.677
Female	11 (45.8%)	13 (54.2%)
Personal history
(i) Hypertension	13 (54.2%)	11 (45.8%)	0.677
(ii) Diabetes mellitus	15 (62.5%)	15 (62.5%)	0.245
(iii) Atrial fibrillation	0	2 (8.3%)	0.347
Circumstance of the accident
(i) Falling	12 (50%)	14 (58.3%)	0.195
(ii) Traffic accident	12 (50%)	10 (41.7%)
VAS-T0	7.17 ± 2.6	7.8 ± 1.3	0.215
Heart rate-T0 (beats/minute)	81.3 ± 10.3	80.5 ± 8.4	0.233
Mean arterial pressure-T0 (mm Hg)	88 ± 5.3	83 ± 6.5	0.07