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Table 3 Visual analog scale scores of the groups

From: IPACK block with spinal anesthesia compared to fentanyl-based spinal anesthesia for postoperative analgesia following arthroscopic meniscectomy: a randomized, prospective study

 

Groups

 

Group F (n = 31)

Group I (n = 31)

P value

Parameters

 2nd hour

(0–1)

1 (0–1)

0.14

 4th hour

2 (2–3)

1 (1–2)

0.23

 8th hour

3 (2–3)

2 (1–2)

 < 0.05*

 12th hour

4 (3–4)

2 (1–2)

 < 0.05*

 16th hour

5 (4–5)

3 (2–4)

 < 0.05*

 18th hour

5 (4–5)

4 (2–4)

 < 0.05*

 20th hour

6 (5–6)

5 (4–5)

 < 0.05*

 24th hour

6 (5–7)

6 (4–6)

0.75

  1. Data represented by IQR
  2. Group F: spinal anesthetic with fentanyl
  3. Group I: spinal anesthesia with IPACK block
  4. *Statistically significant at p-value ≤ 0.05