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Table 4 Comparison between group A and group B regarding visual analog scale

From: General anesthesia versus ultrasound-guided axillary block for ambulatory hand surgery: randomized prospective study

Visual analog scale

Group A (n = 20)

Group B (n = 20)

z-test

P-value

Immediate postoperative

1 (0–2)

0 (1–1)

1.679

0.296

After 2 h

2 (1–3)

1 (0–2)

1.839

0.201

After 4 h

3 (2–4)

2 (1–3)

1.932

0.141

After 6 h

4 (3–5)

1 (0–2)

3.356

0.036*

After 12 h

5 (2–4)

2 (1–3)

4.869

0.013*

After 18 h

4 (3–5)

3 (2–3)

3.865

0.022*

After 24 h

2 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

0.691

0.312

  1. Data are presented as median (IQR)
  2. z-Mann-Whitney test; P-value> 0.05 was considered non-significant; *P-value < 0.05 was considered significant