Table 3.
Univariate analysis on pain and cumulative need medication.
| Variable |
Control group |
TAP group |
p-value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 26 | n = 26 | |||
| Pain level in PACU | VAS-Score | 1.09 (1.28) | 1.04 (1.16) | 0.884 |
| CNM of acetaminophen | g | 0.00 (0) | 0.46 (1.79) | 0.202 |
| CNM of metamizol | g | 10.9 (11.4) | 8.88 (10.0) | 0.505 |
| CNM of morphin and oxycodon | mg | 8.85 (6.26) | 4.77 (13.0) | 0.158 |
| CNM of piritramid | mg | 1.35 (3.26) | 2.46 (3.31) | 0.227 |
| CNM of NSAIDs | mg | 32.0 (111) | 33.7 (113) | 0.958 |
| CNM of COX-2-Inhibitor | mg | 9.23 (22.1) | 41.9 (31.0) | <0.001 |
| No CNM required | 26 (100%) | 26 (100%) | 1.000 |
CNM Cumulative need medication; Continuous measurements are presented as mean (SD).
NSAID Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugPACU Postanaesthetic care unit.
TAP Transversus abdominis plane; VAS Visual analog scale.