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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients in the different treatment groups

From: Lumbar transversus abdominis plane block: the role of local anesthetic volume and concentration—a pilot, prospective, randomized, controlled trial

Patient characteristics

20 ml 0.5% ropivacaine (n = 9)

30 ml 0.33% ropivacaine (n = 10)

40 ml 0.25% ropivacaine (n = 10)

Age (years)

43.1 (5.5)

44.1 (8.5)

50.0 (7.1)

Weight (kg)

73.7 (16.5)

64.6 (8.9)

75 (13.1)

Height (cm)

160.3 (6.7)

160.6 (5.2)

166.5 (7.9)

BMI (kg/m2)

28.5 (5)

24.7 (3.7)

27.2 (4.8)

  1. Data presented as mean (SD).