Table 3 Intra- and postoperative complications of 132 dogs undergoing thoracolumbar (cranial to the 1st lumbar vertebra) or lumbar (caudal to the 1st lumbar vertebra) and in which a bilateral erector spinae block (group ESPB) or a fentanyl infusion (group CRI) was used. Odd ratio (95% CI) is reported when appropriate
Group | ESPB (n = 93) | CRI (n = 39) | ESPB vs CRI p value | OR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Information | ||||||
Intraoperative complications | Hypotension (n.) | 34 (36.6%) | 16 (41%) | 0.69 | Â | |
Hypothermia (n.) | 74 (79.6%) | 24 (61.5%) | 0.04 | 2.57 (1.13–5.74) | ||
Others | Regurgitation (n.) | 4 (4.3%) | 0 (0%) | 0.34 | Â | |
2nd degree AV block (n.) | 3 (3.2%) | 2 (5.1%) | ||||
Vagal reflex (n.) | 1 (1.1%) | 0 (0%) | ||||
Haemorrhage < 5% (n.) | 1 (1.1%) | 0 (0%) | ||||
Bradycardia (n.) | 1 (1.1%) | 0 (0%) | ||||
Postoperative complications | MDR bacterial infection (n.) | 1 (1.1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 | Â | |