Research Article

Assessment of the Safety and Efficiency of a Preperitoneal Continuous Infusion Using Bupivacaine after Abdominal Laparotomy in Digestive Carcinology

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients (n = 60).

Bupivacaine group (n = 30)Saline group (n = 30) value

Residential location0.25
 Urban2527
 Rural53
Sex0.53
 Men1413
 Women1617
Age55 ± 1453 ± 130.47
ASA score0.16
 ASAI/ASAII/ASAIII/ASAIV18/8/3/122/4/4/0
Diagnostic0.47
 Ampullome vaterian76
 Tumor of the pancreatic head56
 Colon tumor43
 Gastric tumor44
 Esophagus tumor10
 Duodenal tumor12
 Sigmoidal and rectal tumor77
 Gall bladder tumor12
Duration of intervention (h)5.7 ± 1.15.5 ± 1.40.51
Incision length (cm)15.5 ± 3.115.3 ± 3.90.88

ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists (physical status classification system).