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

Table 2

Postoperative VNRS-R and VNRS-C scores.

Postoperative VNRS		Group 1; Control (n:30); Mean± standard deviation; median (Min-Max)	Group 2; Unilateral TAP; block; (n:30); Mean± standard deviation; median (Min-Max)	Group 3; Bilateral TAP block; (n:30); Mean± standard deviation; median (Min-Max)	P value	Post hoc
1^st hour	Rest	6,03±1,520	3,10±1,605	3,33±1,061	<0,001^a	1-2: <0.001
		6(3-9)	3(1-6)	3(2-6)		1−3: <0.001
	Cough	6,33±1,807	3,37±1,771	3,47±1,479	<0,001^a	1-2: <0.001
		7(3−9)	3(1−8)	3(0−6)		1−3: <0.001
2^nd hour	Rest	4,50±1,737	2,70±1,208	2,87±1,224	<0,001^a	1-2: <0.001
		4(2−8)	2(1−5)	3(1−6)		1−3: 0.001
	Cough	3,33±1,688	5,23±2,063	3,20±1,349	<0,001^a	1-2: 0.001
		5(2−9)	3(1−7)	3(1−6)		1−3: 0.001
4^th hour	Rest	2,80±1,186	1,83±,834	2,17±0,791	0,001^a	1-2: 0.001
		3(1−6)	2(1−4)	2(1−4)
	Cough	3,63±1,586	2,73±1,337	2,53±1,008	0,014	1-2: 0.022
		3(1−7)	2(1−6)	3(1−5)
8^th hour	Rest	2,60±1,133	1,83±0,834	1,73±0,740	0,002^a	1-2: 0.004
		2,50(1−6)	2(1−3)	2(1-3)		1−3: 0.017
	Cough	3,57±1,455	2,57±1,278	2±0,743	<0,001^a	1-2: <0.001
		3,50(1−6)	2(1−6)	2(1−3)
						1−3: 0.021
12^th hour	Rest	2,17±1,020	1,40±0,770	1,63±0,890	0,009^a	1-2: 0.007
		2(1−5)	1(0-3)	1,50(0-3)
	Cough	3,13±1,525	2±1,203	1,83±1,020	0,001^a	1-2: 0.002
		3(1−6)	2(0-5)	2(0-4)
						1−3: 0.010
24^th hour	Rest	2,10±1,094	1,23±0,679	1,23±0,898	<0,001^a	1-2: 0.001
		2(1−6)	1(0−3)	1(0−3)		1−3: 0.002
	Cough	3,07±1,701	1,77±1,006	1,57±1,135	<0,001^a	1-2: <0.001
		3(1−8)	1,50(0−4)	1(0−5)		1−3: 0.004

^aKruskal–Wallis test, VNRS: verbal numerical rating scale (rest and cough (VNRS-R and VNRS-C)), Min: minimum, Max: maximum, and TAP: transversus abdominis plane.