Table 2.

Comparison of analgesic requirement between the two groups

	Mean
Clinical parameter	PECS group (n = 30)	Control group (n = 30)	p-value
Time to first rescue analgesia (mins)	540 ± 135.03	25 ± 20.08	< 0.001
Post operation Analgesia required
NSAIDs total dose (mg)	467.04 ± 71.92	672.92 ± 238.12	0.006
NSAIDs total no. of days (n)	2.07 ± 0.56	2.72 ± 1.09	0.003
Opioids total dose (mg)	130.25 ± 30.02	204.17 ± 44.69	< 0.001
Opioids total no. of days (n)	1.63 ± 0.84	2.17 ± 1.32	0.003

NSAIDs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs