Is Right Unilateral Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block Successful in Postoperative Analgesia in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy?

Table 1

Demographic data and surgery, anesthesia, and block performing time.

		Group 1; Control; (n:30); Mean± standard deviation	Group 2; Unilateral TAP block; (n:30); Mean± standard deviation	Group 3; Bilateral TAP block; (n:30); Mean± standard deviation	P value
Age		47,46±11,83	48,46±12,05	51,90±11,40	0,315^a
Sex	Male	9	7	8	0.954^b
	Female	21	23	22
ASA score	I	8	7	4	0,197^b
	II	22	19	23
	III	0	4	3
Anesthesia time (min)		67,36±17,47	64,83±16,92	68,36±21,99	0,769^c
Surgery time (min)		50,36±17,03	45,73±17,10	49,53±18,62	0,509^c
Body mass index		28,95±3,12	29,81±3,48	29,63±3,14	0,505^c
Total ondansetron (mg)		1,73±2,91	0,93±2,91	1,46±3,05	0,163^c
Total tramadol (mg)		93,13±61,86	20,66±29,23	27,66±29,90	<0.001^c
Block Time (time from the administration of TAP block to surgery, min)		-	43,60±18,40	49,83±21,00	0,264^d

^aAnalysis of variance (ANOVA), ^bFisher's Exact Test, ^cKruskal–Wallis test, ^dMann–Whitney U test, ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists, TAP: transversus abdominis plane, min: minute, and mg: milligram.