Efficacy and Safety of Continuous Paravertebral Block after Minimally Invasive Radical Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer

Table 4

Comparison of postoperative hospitalization indicators between the two groups.

Indicators	Group C (n = 87)	Group P (n = 146)	value
Time of first ambulation after operation (h)	19.4 ± 4.6	36.3 ± 7.2	<0.001
Time of thoracic tube removal (d)	3.7 ± 0.7	5.2 ± 1.4	<0.001
Postoperative hospital stay (d)	8.9 ± 1.8	11.8 ± 2.4	<0.001