* one patient excluded because of epidural catheter dislocation. The other patient excluded because of incomplete data collection form.
† Three patients excluded because of post-operative perineural catheter. dislocation. One patient excluded because of PCA dysfunction.
‡ Two patients excluded because of post-operative perineural catheter. dislocation. One patient excluded because of incomplete data collection form.
Figure 1: Flow chart of patient enrolment.