Comparison of the Postoperative Analgesic Effects between Ultrasound-Guided Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum Block and Thoracic Paravertebral Block in Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy Patients: A Randomized, Controlled, and Noninferiority Study
Table 4
Postoperative recovery data of transmuscular quadratus lumborum block and paravertebral block group.
Outcomes
TMQLB group
TPVB group
Difference/OR (95% CI)
value
Sample size, n
30
30
—
—
Mean time (SD) in hours/days
Gas passing (hours)
36 (17)
38 (17)
−2 (−11, 7)
0.631
Urination (hours)
58 (21)
57 (15)
1 (−8, 10)
0.823
Off-bed (hours)
53 (18)
50 (14)
3 (−6, 11)
0.524
Length of stay (days)
6 (1)
6 (2)
0 (−1, 1)
0.613
Incidence, n (%)
Nausea
10 (33.3%)
8 (26.7%)
1.38 (0.45, 4.17)
0.573
Vomiting
10 (33.3%)
8 (26.7%)
1.38 (0.45, 4.17)
0.573
Pruritus
0 (0.0%)
1 (3.3%)
0.94 (0.06, 15.66)
0.963
Dyspnea
3 (10.0%)
3 (10.0%)
1.00 (0.19, 5.40)
1.000
Mean quality of recovery score (SD) in points
Post-op day 3
127 (12)
124 (16)
4 (−4, 11)
0.314
Post-op day 5
139 (10)
138 (13)
1 (−5, 7)
0.765
Anesthesia related satisfaction (SD) in points
Pre-op information
4.50 (0.51)
4.60 (0.56)
−0.10 (−0.38, 0.18)
0.473
Emergence
4.57 (0.63)
4.67 (0.48)
−0.10 (−0.39, 0.19)
0.490
Post-op analgesia
4.37 (0.62)
4.63 (0.49)
−0.27 (−0.55, 0.02)
0.068
PONV treatment
4.40 (0.72)
4.13 (0.90)
0.27 (−0.16, 0.69)
0.211
Anesthesia care
4.87 (0.90)
4.83 (0.38)
0.02 (−0.33, 0.39)
0.852
TMQLB: transmuscular quadratus lumborum block, TPVB: thoracic paravertebral block, PONV: postoperative nausea and vomiting, CI: confidence interval, SD: standard deviation.
