Rectus sheath block with sedation versus general anesthesia for periumbilical hernia repair: A retrospective propensity score-matched study

Table 1 Pre-match and post-match demographics, n (%)/mean ± SD

	Pre-match		Post-match
	GA	SD1	GA	Regional anesthesia	SD1
Sample size	120		62	62
Mean age (years)	49.3 ± 14.1	0.15	52.6 ± 14.2	51.3 ± 13.7	0.09
Sex2
Male	73 (60.8)	0.04	40 (64.5)	40 (64.5)	0
Mean body mass index (kg/m²)	28.9 ± 4.8	0.03	28.9 ± 4.1	28.7 ± 5.1	0.03
American Society of Anesthesiologists
I	31 (25.8)	0.02	12 (19.4)	17 (27.4)	0.08
II	77 (64.2)	0.06	41 (66.1)	36 (58.1)	0.08
III	12 (10.0)	0.04	9 (14.5)	9 (14.5)	0
Comorbidities
Cardiac disease3	5 (4.2)		4 (6.5)	1 (1.6)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	3 (2.5)		2 (3.2)	1 (1.6)
Sleep apnea4	2 (1.7)		1 (1.6)	1 (1.6)
Diabetes5	7 (5.8)		7 (11.3)	5 (8.1)

¹SD presented in proportion.

²Biologic sex.

³Include coronary disease, moderate to severe valvulopathy, heart failure.

⁴Obstructive sleep apnea.

⁵Include type 1 and 2 diabetes.

GA: General anesthesia.