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Table 2.

Analysis of the groups based on visual analogue scale (VAS) score and rescue analgesia use

	Study group (n = 46)	Control group (n = 35)	P value
Postoperative VAS:
2 hours, median (IQR)	3 (2–5)	3 (2–3)	0.027^a
24 hours, median (IQR)	2 (2–4)	2 (2–2)	0.017^a
Rescue analgesia (opioid) use n (%)	27 (58.7)	10 (28.6)	0.013^b

^a Mann-Whitney test, ^b Fisher exact test; IQR, Inter quartile range