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Table 2 Median NRS scores and minimum-maximum values of the groups at different time points

From: Ultrasound-guided bilateral modified-thoracoabdominal nerve block through a perichondrial approach (M-TAPA) in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized double-blind controlled trial

Time frame

Group M-TAPA

Group Control

P value

0th minute

Resting

1 (0–5)

2 (0–6)

0.005 #

Motion

2 (0–6)

3 (1–8)

< 0.001 #

15th minute

Resting

2 (0–5)

4 (1–7)

< 0.001 #

Motion

3 (0–6)

5 (2–8)

< 0.001 #

30th minute

Resting

2 (0–5)

4 (2–6)

0.001 #

Motion

3 (1–7)

5 (3–8)

< 0.001 #

1st hour

Resting

2 (0–4)

3 (1–6)

< 0.001 #

Motion

2.5 (1–5)

4 (3–8)

< 0.001 #

2nd hour

Resting

2 (0–5)

2 (1–6)

< 0.001 #

Motion

3 (1–6)

3.5 (2–6)

0.002 #

6th hour

Resting

1.5 (0–5)

3 (1–5)

< 0.001 #

Motion

3 (1–6)

4 (2–7)

< 0.001 #

12th hour

Resting

2 (0–4)

3.5 (1–5)

< 0.001 #

Motion

3 (1–6)

5 (2–7)

< 0.001 #

24th hour

Resting

1 (0–4)

2.5 (0–6)

< 0.001 #

Motion

2 (0–5)

4 (2–8)

< 0.001 #

  1. Statistically significant differences are highlighted in bold. #Mann Whitney U test. (M-TAPA: modified-thoracoabdominal nerves block through a perichondrial approach; Numerical rating scale: NRS)