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. 2020 Apr 7;23(2):127–133. doi: 10.4103/aca.ACA_167_18

Table 4.

Dynamic pain score (Numerical Rating Pain Scale) during the 1st postoperative day

Time frame (h) Group (n=25) Mean SD P
1st A (TEA) 2.96 1.485 0.0105
B (ICN) 3.96 1.019
6th A (TEA) 3.16 1.462 0.0327
B (ICN) 4.12 1.763
12th A (TEA) 2.68 1.573 0.5129
B (ICN) 2.72 1.1
18th A (TEA) 3 1.322 0.1029
B (ICN) 3.4 1.190
24th A (TEA) 2.6 0.866 0.1642
B (ICN) 2.92 0.909

TEA: Thoracic epidural analgesia, ICN: Intercostal nerve block, SD: Standard deviation