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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The EA Group patients had significantly less intensive care unit (ICU) (5. 5 + / - 6. 5 hours versus 18. 2 + / - 4. 8 hours, p < 0. 001) and hospital stay periods (31. 4 + / - 20. 7 hours versus 58. 6 + / - 17. 9 hours, p < 0. 001), as well as significantly less postoperative pain (visual analog score 1. 06 + / -0. 6 versus 2. 3 + / -0. 6, p < 0. 001) and blood loss (184. 2 + / - 169. 0 ml versus 371. 7 + / - 315. 3 ml, p < 0. 001).