3. Results
postoperative bleeding, ESPB
POSTOPERATIVE BLEEDING
This post hoc analysis included all eighty-three patients from the original NESP randomized controlled clinical trial and two additional ESPB patients initially excluded due to early postoperative bleeding requiring urgent reintervention. Accordingly, we analyzed 43 patients in group 1 (Control) and 42 in group 2 (ESPB).As previously reported, baseline and perioperative patient characteristics were well-balanced across the study groups (The MMRM analysis of the NOL index time course indicated significant main effects of group (