Table 2.

Comparison of VAS scores at rest at different time points

VAS pain scores at rest	EOI block group (n=30)	OSTAP block group (n=30)	χ2	P
1 h post-surgery	2.77±0.90	2.93±0.78	0.765	0.447
6 h post-surgery	2.33±1.09	2.67±0.80	1.346	0.183
12 h post-surgery	1.53±0.68*,#	2.23±0.77*,#	3.718	<0.001
24 h post-surgery	1.23±0.43*,#,@	1.67±0.71*,#,@	2.856	0.006
48 h post-surgery	1.17±0.83*,#,@	1.37±0.25*,#,@	1.264	0.211
F	24.011	26.802
P	<0.001	<0.001

^*Compared with 1 h post-surgery, P<0.05;

^#Compared with 6 h post-surgery, P<0.05;

^@Compared with 12 h post-surgery, P<0.05.

1 h post-surgery: postanesthesia care unit.