Table III.

VAS scores at different time points after surgery

		L group (n = 25)	Q group (n = 25)	P value
Resting state VAS	Leaving the PACU	4.0 (0.5–5.0)	4.0 (3.0–6.0)	0.066
	2 h after surgery	2.0 (1.0–4.0)	3.0 (2.0–4.0)	0.07
	4 h after surgery	2.0 (0–3.5)	2.0 (1.5–3.0)	0.081
	8 h after surgery	1.0 (0–2.5)	2.0 (0.5–2.5)	0.233
	24 h after surgery	0 (0–0.5)	0 (0–1.0)	0.347
	48 h after surgery	0 (0–0)	0 (0–0)	0.615
Active state VAS	4 h after surgery
	Flexion	3.0 (1.0–5.0)	3.0 (3.0–4.0)	0.322
	Intorsion	2.0 (0.5–4.0)	2.0 (2.0–4.0)	0.106
	Extorsion	2.0 (0.5–4.5)	2.0 (1.5–3.5)	0.478
	24 h after surgery
	Flexion	1.0 (0.5–2.5)	1.0 (1.0–2.0)	>0.999
	Intorsion	1.0 (0–2.0)	1.0 (0–1.0)	0.496
	Extorsion	1.0 (0–2.0)	0 (0–1.0)	0.388

VAS: Visual analog scale; PACU: post-anesthesia care unit; L group: lumbar plexus group; Q group: quadratus lumborum group.