Table 1

Demographics and Baseline Evaluations

5 mL (N = 12)

10 mL (N = 12)

20 mL (N = 12)

P value


Age (mean in yr ± SEM; 95%CI)

51 ± 4; 42-60

55 ± 3.7; 46-63

50.5 ± 3.3; 43-58

> 0.72


Sex (M/F)

7/5

9/3

9/3

> 0.78


BMI(mean in kg/m2 ± SEM; 95%CI)

29 ± 2; 25-33.4

28 ± 0.9; 26-30

29 ± 1.9; 25-33

> 0.82


ASA status (1/2/3)

2/8/2

0/12/0

3/8/1

> 0.512


Baseline Pain (median NRS: 0-10; 95%CI)

2; 0.7-4.5

2; 0.6-2.6

2; 0.8-2.3

> 0.52


Dominant hand (R/L)

12/0

10/2

11/1

> 0.22


Operative side (R/L)

9/3

7/5

7/5

> 0.52


Baseline Function (SST median; 95%CI)

7; 4.5-9.5

5; 3.5-7.8

7; 4.2-8.4

> 0.50


Baseline diaphragmatic excursion: right (mean ± SEM; 95%CI)

4.5 ± 0.7; 3.0-6.0

4.5 ± 0.6; 3.1-5.9

4.6 ± 0.7; 3.1-6.1

> 0.90


Baseline diaphragmatic excursion: left (mean ± SEM; 95%CI)

4.1 ± 0.5; 3.0-5.2

4.5 ± 0.5; 3.4-5.7

4.2 ± 0.4; 3.3-5.1

> 0.81


SEM: Standard Error of the Mean; 95%CI: 95% Confidence Interval; BMI: Body Mass Index; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; NRS: numeric rating scale; SST: Simple Shoulder Test

Hartrick et al. BMC Anesthesiology 2012 12:6   doi:10.1186/1471-2253-12-6

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