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Table 3 Comparison regarding pain perception

From: Efficacy and efficiency of sphenopalatine ganglion block for management of post-dural puncture headache in obstetric patients: a randomized clinical trial

Time

SPGBG

(N = 20)

PG

(N = 20)

p-value^

Baseline

5.0 (4.0–5.0)

5.0 (4.0–5.0)

0.456

Minute-5

4.0 (3.0–5.0)

5.0 (4.0–5.0)

0.151

Minute-15

2.0 (1.3–2.8)

5.0 (4.0–5.0)

 < 0.001*

Minute-30

2.0 (2.0–2.0)

4.5 (4.0–5.0)

 < 0.001*

Hour-1

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

4.0 (4.0–4.0)

 < 0.001*

Hour-2

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

4.0 (3.0–4.0)

 < 0.001*

Hour-4

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

1.5 (1.0–2.8)

0.093

Hour-6

1.0 (0.3–1.8)

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

0.466

Hour-8

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

2.0 (1.0–2.0)

0.124

Hour-12

1.0 (1.0–2.0)

1.5 (1.0–2.0)

0.564

Hour-24

2.0 (1.0–3.0)

2.0 (1.0–3.0)

0.832

  1. Data expresses as median and interquartile range
  2. SPGBG Sphenopalatine ganglion block group, PG Paracetamol group
  3. ^Mann Whitney test
  4. *Significant