From: Comparative study between saddle block and local anesthesia on excision of pilonidal sinus by using ligaSure
Visual analog scale
SA group (n = 20)
LA group (n = 20)
z test
P value
After 1 h
1.03 ± 0.52
0.82 ± 0.52
1.277
0.209
After 4 h.
4.12 ± 0.82
1.55 ± 0.53
11.772
0.0013
After 24 h
4.33 ± 0.83
2.58 ± 0.82
6.708
0.007