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Table 3 Comparison between group C and group D according to VAS score and analgesia

From: Dexamethasone as a bupivacaine adjuvant for ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block: a prospective randomized study

Time

Group D (N = 22)

Group C (N = 23)

P value

Effect of group D relative to group C

Mean ± SE

95% CI

Pain perception (VAS-10), median (1st–3rd IQ)

 PACU

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

¤0.064

Not applicable

 After 1 h PO

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

¤0.064

 After 2 h PO

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

¤0.056

 After 6 h PO

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

¤0.033*

 After 12 h PO

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

2.0 (2.0–3.0)

¤0.005*

 After 24 h PO

2.0 (2.0–2.0)

5.0 (4.0–5.0)

¤< 0.001*

Analgesia

 First time (h), mean ± SD

19.2 ± 2.4

11.4 ± 1.5

^< 0.001*

7.8 ± 0.6

6.6–9.0

 Pethidine (mg), median (1st−3rd IQ)

50.0 (50.0–50.0)

50.0 (50.0–50.0)

¤0.999

Not applicable

 Ketolac (mg), median (1st–3rd IQ)

0.0 (0.0–30.0)

60.0 (60.0–60.0)

¤< 0.001*

  1. *Significant
  2. ^Independent t test
  3. ¤Mann-Whitney test
  4. §Fisher’s exact test