Table 3. Postoperative mean pain scores scaled from 0-10, with 0 being no pain and 10 being the worst pain ever experienced.

Figures expressed as mean values and 95% confidence interval.

	LIA (n=69)	FNB (n=79)	p-value
Pain score in recovery	0.2 (0-0.452)	0 (0-0)
Pain score at 3 hours	2 (1.29-2.71)	1.18 (0.675-1.69)
Pain score at 6 hours	3.46 (2.75-4.17)	2.85 (2.24-3.46)
Pain score at 12 hours	3.79 (3.79-2.61)	2.53 (1.95-3.11)
Pain score at 24 hours	3.72 (3.13-4.31)	3.24 (2.7-3.78)
Pain score at postop Day 2	3.37 (2.73-4.01)	3.6 (3.06-4.14)
Pain score at postop Day 3	1.91 (1.36-2.46)	2.91 (2.32-3.5)
Overall pain score in the first 72 hours	2.50 (2.19-2.80)	2.29 (2.03-2.56)	0.3129