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Table 2 Summarises VAS pain scores

From: Adding a transversus abdominis plane block to parenteral opioid for postoperative analgesia following trans-abdominal hysterectomy in a low resource setting: a prospective, randomised, double blind, controlled study

 

Group TAP n = 16

Group SHAM n = 16

p value

VAS pain score at rest mean (median)

2 h post TAPB

4.1 [4]

5.3 (5.5)

0.087

VAS dynamic pain score mean (median)

2 h post TAPB

5.7 [6]

7.0 [8]

0.09

VAS pain score at rest mean (median)

4 h post TAPB

3.7 [4]

3.8 [4]

0.0853

VAS dynamic pain score mean (median)

4 h post TAPB

4.8 [4]

6.2 [6]

0.034