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Table 2 AUC of numeric rating scale (NRS) of post-caesarean delivery pain

From: The analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block combined with oral multimodal analgesia in comparison with oral multimodal analgesia after caesarean delivery: a randomized controlled trial

 

TAP(n = 79)

Placebo(n = 74)

p value

AUC NRS(R) during 2–24 h

20.8 (7.1)

22.4 (7.1)

0.87

AUC NRS(M) during 2–24 h

37.5 (8.0)

38.2 (7.8)

0.95

AUC NRS(U) during 2–12 h

24.3 (5.3)

27.6 (5.3)

0.66

AUC Satisfaction Scores during 2–12 h

9.8 (2.1)

11.6 (2.3)

0.58

  1. AUC of numeric rating scale (NRS) over the first 24 h post-caesarean delivery at rest (NRS (R)), with movement (NRS (M)). The NRS over the first 12 h with uterine massage (NRS (U)) and AUC of satisfaction score over the initial 12 h post-caesarean delivery. NRS numeric rating scale, AUC area under the curve; Values are in mean (SE)