Table 5.

Postoperative Sedation Score

Sedation Score	TAP-DEX Group (n= 12)	TAP Group (n= 12)	P-value
	Median (Range)	Median (Range)
Baseline	1.0 (0.0–1.0)	1.0 (0.0–1.0)	1.000
2 h	0.0 (0.0–1.0)	0.0 (0.0–1.0)	0.623
P-value2	0.011*	0.003*
4 h	0.0 (0.0–1.0)	0.0 (0.0–1.0)	1.000
P-value2	0.003*	0.003*
6 h	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	1.000
P-value2	0.001*	0.001*
8 h	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	1.000
P-value2	0.001*	0.001*
12 h	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	1.000
P-value2	0.001*	0.001*
18 h	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	1.000
P-value2	0.001*	0.001*
24 h	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	1.000
P-value2	0.001*	0.001*

Notes: Data presented as median (range). TAP-DEX Group, dexmedetomidine group; TAP group, Control; TAP, transversus abdominis plane. *Significant difference when comparing each time point to the base line.