Spinal Anaesthesia with Hyperbaric Prilocaine in Day-Case Perianal Surgery: Randomised Controlled Trial
Table 2
Recovery and motor block characteristics.
Group P
Group B
PACU time (min)
63 ± 28
99 ± 37
<0.001*
Time to sit unassisted (min)
30.6 ± 11
36.1 ± 13.7
0.109
Time to stand unassisted (min)
138.7 ± 55.9
172.2 ± 85.2
0.002*
Time to walk unassisted (min)
136.9 ± 53.6
172.0 ± 82.5
0.002*
Time to void (min)
152.8 ± 104.8
172.4 ± 130.8
0.682
Recovery time (time to S3 resolution of sensory block) (min)
133.8 ± 41.4
200.4 ± 64.8
<0.001*
Time to home readiness (min)
155 ± 100.2
207.2 ± 62.7
<0.001*
Bromage score at max. block 0/1/2/3 ()
13/6/3/3
8/1/12/4
0.152
Bromage score at 1 hour 0/1/2/3 ()
22/2/1/0
11/9/4/1
<0.001*
Bromage score at 2 hours 0/1/2/3 ()
25/0/0/0
22/3/0/0
0.235
Bromage score: 0: no motor block, 1: hip blocked, 2: hip and knee blocked, 3: hip, knee, and ankle blocked, and : number of patients with each degree of motor block at the corresponding time. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation and numbers.
*Significant difference between groups.
