Table 2 Pain response in children with LC
Parameters | GA (n = 44) | GA + BPB (n = 45) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 7.2 ± 1.8 | 7.2 ± 1.8 | 0.964 | |
Sex, male/female | 34/10 | 35/10 | 0.834 | |
Fracture side, L/R | 34/10 | 32/13 | 0.498 | |
Duration of surgery, min | 49.6 ± 6.7 | 48.9 ± 7.0 | 0.633 | |
Tourniquet | 0 | 0 | > 0.999 | |
FLACC in PACU | 6.2 ± 0.8 | 1.6 ± 0.5 | < 0.001* | |
Analgesic in PACU | 44 (100%) | 0 | < 0.001* | |
FPS-R, patient | 5.1 ± 1.0 | 3.4 ± 1.0 | < 0.001* | |
NRS, caregiver | 3.8 ± 0.8 | 2.3 ± 0.5 | < 0.001* | |
FLACC in ward | 3.1 ± 0.9 | 1.9 ± 0.5 | < 0.001* | |
Wake from sleeping, times | 0 | 0 | 27 (60.0%) | < 0.001* |
1 | 0 | 7 (15.6%) | ||
2 | 10 (22.7%) | 11 (24.4%) | ||
≥ 3 | 34 (87.3%) | 0 | ||
Call nurse/doctor, times | 0 | 9 (20.5%) | 24 (53.3%) | < 0.001* |
1 | 6 (13.6%) | 14 (31.1%) | ||
2 | 16 (36.4%) | 7 (15.6%) | ||
≥ 3 | 13 (29.5%) | 0 | ||
Oral ibuprofen, times | 0 | 0 | 45 (100%) | < 0.001* |
1 | 0 | 0 | ||
2 | 19 (43.2%) | 0 | ||
≥ 3 | 25 (56.8%) | 0 | ||
Additional analgesic | 17 (38.6%) | 4 (8.9%) | < 0.001* | |