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Table 3 Comparison of pain scores at different time intervals

From: Effect of intraperitoneal instillation of dexmedetomidine or fentanyl as adjuvants to bupivacaine on fast tracking discharge criteria in patients undergoing ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomised double-blind control trial

VRS

Group B (n = 30)

Group BD (n = 30)

Group BF (n = 30)

P value

Post hoc

0 min

2.23 ± 0.82

1.80 ± 0.41

1.77 ± 0.50

0.005**

B vs. BD = 0.020*; B vs. BF = 0.010**; BD vs. BF = 1.000

1 h

2.33 ± 1.06

1.57 ± 1.41

1.37 ± 0.77

0.003**

B vs. BD = 0.027*; B vs. BF = 0.003**; BD vs. BF = 1.000

2 h

2.30 ± 1.12

1.67 ± 1.24

1.53 ± 1.11

0.027*

B vs. BD = 0.110; B vs. BF = 0.036*; BD vs. BF = 1.000

4 h

2.97 ± 0.81

1.77 ± 1.48

1.67 ± 0.84

<0.0001***

B vs. BD < 0.0001***; B vs. BF < 0.0001***; BD vs. BF = 1.000

6 h

2.40 ± 1.13

1.57 ± 0.77

1.37 ± 0.93

<0.0001***

B vs. BD = 0.003**; B vs. BF < 0.0001***; BD vs. BF = 1.000

8 h

2.30 ± 0.70

1.60 ± 0.93

1.33 ± 0.92

<0.0001***

B vs. BD = 0.007**; B vs. BF < 0.0001***; BD vs. BF = 0.697

  1. Data shown as mean ± SD; one-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni post hoc; *significant; **highly significant; ***very highly significant