Table 2.

Postoperative numeric rating scale-11 pain scores: median (IQR), and first analgesic request time: mean ± standard deviation from Mann–Whitney U-test

Group	Block group (n = 37)	Non-block group (n = 37)	p-value
NRS-11 at immediate postoperative time	0 (5)	6 (4)	0.001
NRS-11 at 2nd h	2 (6)	7 (2)	< 0.001
NRS-11 at 6th h	2 (4)	5 (3)	0.001
NRS-11 at 12th h	0 (3)	4 (3)	< 0.001
NRS-11 at 24th h	0 (1)	3 (3)	< 0.001
First analgesic request time (min)a	132.3 ± 71.5	71.4 ± 60.0	0.009

N = 74

^aIndependent t-test