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Table 5 Comparison between group A (Pecs) and group B (TPVB) regarding visual analog score (VAS)

From: Comparative study between intraoperative and postoperative analgesic effect of ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block versus pectoral nerve block in patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy: a randomized controlled trial

VAS score

Group A

Group B

P value ≠

No. = 15

No. = 15

1 h

Mean ± SD

2.07 ± 0.59

2.27 ± 1.53

0.872

2 h

Mean ± SD

1.67 ± 0.72

2.67 ± 1.8

0.116

3 h

Mean ± SD

2.27 ± 1.22

2.93 ± 1.33

0.138

4 h

Mean ± SD

2.07 ± 1.22

3.40 ± 1.45

0.014

5 h

Mean ± SD

2.40 ± 0.91

3.40 ± 0.99

0.013

6 h

Mean ± SD

2.33 ± 1.29

3.60 ± 1.24

0.012

8 h

Mean ± SD

2.73 ± 0.96

3.73 ± 0.96

0.018

10 h

Mean ± SD

3.4 ± 1.45

3.47 ± 1.19

0.966

12 h

Mean ± SD

4.2 ± 1.15

3.8 ± 1.15

0.273

16 h

Mean ± SD

4 ± 0.76

4 ± 0.93

1.000

20 h

Mean ± SD

4.13 ± 0.74

3.8 ± 0.94

0.369

24 h

Mean ± SD

4.07 ± 0.7

4.33 ± 0.49

0.283

  1. ≠Mann-Whitney test