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Table 7 Visual analog scale after recovery in the three groups

From: Comparison between bupivacaine–dexmedetomidine mixture and bupivacaine–magnesium mixture when used for wound infiltration before skin incision in surgeries for hernia repair regarding their intraoperative and postoperative analgesic effects

VAS\groups

Group I (n = 15)

Group II (n = 15)

Group III (n = 15)

P value

30 min

4.0 ± 0.00

3.0 ± 0.92

0.87 ± 0.91*

0.000

60 min

3.13 ± 0.99

3.0 ± 0.00

1.67 ± 0.97*

0.000

90 min

3.33 ± 0.48

3.0 ± 0.00

2.07 ± 1.10*

0.000

120 min

3.60 ± 0.50

3.40 ± 0.50

2.53 ± 0.74*

0.000

150 min

3.07 ± 0.70

3.0 ± 0.00

2.60 ± 0.50*

0.03

180 min

3.27 ± 0.59

2.73 ± 0.59

2.67 ± 0.72*

0.027

210 min

3.0 ± 0.65

2.33 ± 0.48

2.20 ± 0.41*

0.000

240 min

2.73 ± 0.70

2.13 ± 0.64

2.07 ± 0.25*

0.004

270 min

2.20 ± 0.41

2.00 ± 0.42

1.80 ± 0.56*

0.03

300 min

2.07 ± 0.25

1.73 ± 0.59

1.72 ± 0.70*

0.01

330 min

2.00 ± 0.00

1.53 ± 0.74

1.93 ± 0.25*

0.01

360 min

2.00 ± 0.00

1.40 ± 0.63

1.87 ± 0.35*

0.001

  1. Data expressed as mean ± (SD)
  2. *P value < 0.05