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Table 3 Mean scores depicting post-operative pain intensity as measured by a visual analogue score recorded by nurses from patients randomized to ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve block (Group I) or saline control (Group II).

From: Prospective randomized trial of iliohypogastric-ilioinguinal nerve block on post-operative morphine use after inpatient surgery of the female reproductive tract

t (h)

Group I

(n = 28)

Group II

(n = 32)

p 1

2

4.67

5.17

0.51

4

3.64

3.60

0.95

6

3.66

3.01

0.38

8

2.62

2.71

0.89

10

2.36

2.70

0.55

12

2.24

2.26

0.96

14

1.94

1.93

0.98

16

1.48

2.06

0.26

18

1.82

1.69

0.80

20

1.63

1.69

0.90

22

1.63

2.36

0.26

24

1.86

2.25

0.53

  1. Notes: t (h) = hours after surgery 1by Student's t-test.