Pulmonary function test | Time of test | TPVB group (n = 32) | SA group (n = 31) | P value |
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Forced vital capacity (FVC), mean ± SD | 24 h | 54 ± 9 | 26 ± 12 | < 0.001 |
48 h | 65 ± 11 | 33 ± 13 | < 0.001 | |
72 h | 70 ± 12 | 46 ± 10 | 0.007 | |
Forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), mean ± SD | 24 h | 60 ± 10 | 29 ± 12 | < 0.001 |
48 h | 71 ± 12 | 36 ± 11 | < 0.001 | |
72 h | 76 ± 11 | 48 ± 10 | 0.003 | |
Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), mean ± SD | 24 h | 58 ± 11 | 28 ± 11 | < 0.001 |
48 h | 69 ± 14 | 38 ± 12 | < 0.001 | |
72 h | 75 ± 12 | 49 ± 13 | 0.001 |