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Table 2 Comparison between groups as regards visual analog scale

From: Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block versus transversus abdominis plane block in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy

Visual analog score

QLB

group

(n = 30)

TAP group

(n = 30)

Mann-Whitney test

Z

P value

(0) PACU arrival

1 (1–2)

2 (0–2)

0.99

0.32

2 h

1 (1–2)

2 (1–2)

1.8

0.07

4 h

2 (1–2)

2 (2–2)

0.67

0.51

6 h

2 (1–2)

2 (2–3)

2.4

0.015 *

12 h

2 (2–2)

3 (2–4)

2.1

0.036 *

18 h

2 (2–3)

4 (2–4)

2.85

0.004 *

24 h

3 (2-4)

4 (3-5)

2.7

0.006 *

  1. Data expressed as median (IQR): interquartile range. * = p < 0.05