Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 2 The comparison of postoperative VAS values in rest and ambulation between group ScTAP-RS and group I

From: Analgesic effect of combined transversus abdominis plane block and rectus sheath block in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: prospective randomized study

	Group ScTAP-RS (n, 50)	Group I (n, 50)	p
Rest
PACU	2 [0–6]	2 [0–8]	0.279^α
1st hours	2 [0–6]	2 [0–6]	0.556^α
2nd hours	0 [0–4]	1.5 [0–4]	0.262^α
4th hours	0 [0–6]	2 [0–4]	0.014^β
8th hours	0 [0–4]	2 [0–6]	0.006^β
12th hours	0 [0–2]	0 [0–6]	0.296^α
24th hours	0 [0–4]	0 [0–2]	0.724^α
Ambulation
PACU	4 [0–6]	4 [0–8]	0.085^α
1st hours	2 [0–6]	2 [0–6]	0.480^α
2nd hours	2 [0–6]	2 [0–4]	0.845^α
4th hours	2 [0–6]	2 [0–6]	0.038^β
8th hours	2 [0–6]	2 [0–6]	0.017^β
12th hours	0 [0–4]	1 [0–4]	0.256^β
24th hours	0 [0–4]	0 [0–4]	0.725^α

Values are expressed median [min–max], VAS visual analog pain scale
^αp > 0.05 Student’s T test between groups
^βp < 0.05 Student’s T test between groups

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