Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study groups before propensity score matching. Values are mean (SD) or number (proportion)
|  | ACB + iPACK N = 44 | Sciatic + Femoral N = 82 | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 69.43 (9.38) | 69.77 (8.10) | 0.834 |
Male Sex (N) | 12 (27.27%) | 16 (19.51%) | 0.318 |
BMI* (kg/m2) | 28.65 (3.95) | 28.29 (5.23) | 0.696 |
Duration of Anesthesia (min) | 179.36 (17.59) | 184.51 (23.32) | 0.167 |
Regimen of block | Â | Â | Â |
0.5% Ropivacaine | 44 (100%) | 69 (84.14%) | Â |
0.25% Bupivacaine | 0 (0%) | 2 (2.43%) | Â |
2% lidocaine with 1% ropivacaine 1% lidocaine + 0.5% ropivacaine | 0 (0%) 0 (0%) | 5 (6.10%) 6 (7.33%) | 0.051 |
Total amount of local anesthetics (mL) | 34.86 (5.55) | 39.77 (5.80) | < 0.001 |
Acetaminophen given (N) | 44 (100%) | 80 (97.56%) | 0.296 |
Skin rash (N) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | Â |
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (N) | 0 (0%) | 2 (2.44%) | 0.296 |
Urinary retention (N) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | Â |
Satisfaction score (N) | Â | Â | Â |
1 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | Â |
2 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | Â |
3 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | Â |
4 | 2 (4.55%) | 2 (2.44%) | Â |
5 | 42 (95.45%) | 80 (97.56%) | 0.520 |
Length of hospital stay (Days) | 6.32 (1.03) | 6.79 (1.38) | 0.047 |