Fig. 3

Box and plot graph of pain scores (VAS) over 24 h. At each time point, the first bar represents VAS scores of pain at rest in the study group; the second bar, VAS scores of pain on movement in the study group; the third bar, VAS scores of pain at rest in the control group; and the fourth bar, VAS scores of pain on movement in in the control group. The middle line in each box represents the median value, the outer margins of the box represents the interquartile range and the whiskers represent the 10th & 90th percentile at each time point (p < 0.0001, Mann-Whitney U-test). VAS – visual analog scale, TAP – transversus abdominis plane