Table 1 Patient characteristics and pain scores of the two groups
From: Feasibility of partial penectomy under local anesthesia: a case–control study
Characteristic | Group A (local/penile nerve block) N = 45 | Group B (spinal/epidural or general anesthesia) N = 45 | P-value (< 0.05: significant) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years (mean ± 2SD) | 53.49 ± 7.33 | 52.71 ± 6.23 | 0.516 |
ASA I II III IV | 9 | 11 | 0.275 |
16 | 18 | ||
8 | 9 | ||
12 | 7 | ||
Anesthesia Modality | Penile nerve block 12 | Spinal/epidural anesthesia: 35 | |
Local anesthesia 33 | General anesthesia: 10 | ||
Intraoperative pain score (mean) | 0.47 | 0.04 | 0.002 |
Mean pain score at 1 h (mean) | 1.86 | 0.56 | < 0.001 |
Mean pain score at 6 h (mean) | 2.33 | 2.27 | 0.807 |
Mean pain score at 24 h (mean) | 1.8 | 1.84 | 0.850 |
Duration of anesthesia + surgery (mean) minutes | 43.13 | 48.98 | < 0.001 |
Blood loss (Mean) | 26 | 27.78 | 0.356 |
Mean lesion size (SD) | 3.02 cm (1.59) | 4.71 cm (1.34) | < 0.001 |