Table 2b.

Visual analog scale between Group A (thoracic epidural analgesia) and Group B (erector spinae plane block) during cough

VAS (cough)	0 h	3 h	6 h	12 h	24 h	36 h	48 h
Group A (n=25)	2.16±1.21	2.36±0.76	2.52±0.87	2.76±1.13	3.08±0.70	2.96±1.21	2.72±1.37
Group B (n=25)	1.88±1.39	2.44±0.92	2.6±1.29	2.4±1.47	2.36±1.07	1.8±1.08	1.36±0.70
P	0.45	0.74	0.79	0.34	0.007	0.0008	0.0001

VAS: Visual analog scale