Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block: A Comparative Study between Levobupivacaine versus Levobupivacaine plus Ketamine in Abdominoplasty

Table 1

Demographic data and the duration of the surgery

	Group L	Group LK	value
Age (y)	35.2 ± 7.4	34 ± 6.1	0.534
Weight (kg)	76.4 ± 5.3	74.4 ± 5.3	0.205
Height (cm)	160.7 ± 3.7	160.4 ± 4.2	0.775
BMI (kg/m^2)	29.6 ± 2.4	28.9 ± 1.8	0.267
Sex (female)	22 (12%)	23 (92%)	1.000
(male)	3 (88%)	2 (8%)
ASA I/II	17/8	21/4	0.596
Duration of the surgery (min)	183.6 ± 22.6	190.4 ± 22	0.284

BMI: body mass index. ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists. L- levobupivacaine, LK- levobupivacaine + ketamine. Data are expressed as mean ± SD (standard deviation) or patient number (percentage (%)). is considered significant.