Table 3.

Mean values of postoperative NAS scores of the posterior and lateral block groups while coughing

Post-op coughing NAS scores, hours	Posterior block	Lateral block	p-value
2	1.55 (0.68)	1.71 (0.73)	0.33
4	3.18 (0.69)	3.44 (0.68)	0.10
6	3.52 (0.68)	3.78 (0.47)	0.56
12	3.92 (0.63)	5.81 (0.80)	<0.001
24	4.26 (0.75)	4.63 (0.81)	0.46
36	6.07 (0.81)	6.05 (0.80)	0.88

Notes: Data are presented as mean values (±SD). p-values are calculated using Student’s t-test.

Abbreviation: NAS, Numerical Analog Scale.