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. 2022 Jun 14;79:104002. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104002

Table 3.

Pain NRS scores at rest and during movement in the postoperative 24 h.

QL group
TAP group
P value
(n = 68) (n = 68)
Postoperative NRS at rest
1 h 2 (0–5) 2 (0–5) 0.730
6 h 2 (0–4) 2 (0–3) 0.834
12 h 1.5 (0–3) 1 (0–3) 0.864
18 h 1 (0–3) 1 (0–3) 0.387
24 h 0.5 (0–2) 1 (0–2) 0.072
Postoperative NRS during movement
1 h 3 (0–5) 2 (0–5) 0.819
6 h 2.5 (0–5) 2 (0–4) 0.227
12 h 2 (0–3) 2 (0–3) 0.838
18 h 1 (0–3) 1 (0–3) 0.491
24 h 1 (0–3) 1 (0–2) 0.859

Data are presented as median (interquartile range).

QL, Quadratus lumborum; TAP, Transversus abdominis plane, NRS, Numerical rating scale; h, hour.