Table 2.

Duration of analgesia and number of rescue analgesic doses and paracetamol consumption comparison between both groups

	Group A	Group B	df	95% confidence interval of difference		P
				Lower	Upper
Duration of analgesia in hours (mean±SD)	12.93±2.91	6.52±1.67	60	5.20	7.61	<0.001**
Mean number of rescue analgesic requirement	0.77±0.42	1.55±0.50	58	−1.01	−0.53	<0.001**
Time to first rescue analgesia	10.52±1.57	5.85±1.82	60	3.80	5.53	<0.001**
Postoperative paracetamol consumption
Mean±SD	142.58±105.57	307.74±143.72	60	−229.22	−101.09	<0.001**
Median	150	300
IQR (25, 75)	(50,230)x	(190,400)

Values are in mean±SD. **Signifies P<0.001. SD=Standard deviation, df=degree of freedom, IQR=Interquartile range