Postoperative day visual analog scale scores.
| Pain VAS | Follow-Up | TAP (n = 47) | Control (n = 52) | P Value | |
| TAP | Control | ||||
| POD 0 | 47 (100.0%) | 51 (98.1%) | 7.0 (5.0–8.0) | 8.0 (6.0–8.0) | 0.071 |
| POD 1 | 45 (95.7%) | 50 (96.2%) | 7.0 (6.0–8.5) | 8.0 (6.0–8.2) | 0.639 |
| POD 2 | 43 (91.5%) | 46 (88.5%) | 7.0 (5.0–8.0) | 7.0 (6.0–8.0) | 0.236 |
| POD 3 | 36 (76.6%) | 38 (73.1%) | 6.0 (5.0–7.0) | 7.0 (5.7–8.0) | 0.011a |
| POD 4 | 19 (40.4%) | 25 (48.1%) | 6.0 (5.0–7.0) | 8.0 (7.0–9.0) | 0.008a |
| POD 5 | 12 (25.5%) | 18 (34.6%) | 7.0 (6.0–8.0) | 7.0 (5.7–8.2) | 0.723 |
| Weeks 2–4 | 41 (87.2%) | 40 (76.9%) | 5.0 (1.0–6.5) | 5.0 (2.2–7.0) | 0.935 |
| Months 2–3 | 31 (66.0%) | 38 (73.1%) | 4.0 (1.0–6.0) | 5.0 (1.0–7.0) | 0.371 |
| Month 6 | 27 (57.4%) | 34 (65.4%) | 4.0 (1.0–7.0) | 4.5 (1.0–7.2) | 0.889 |
| 1 y | 18 (38.3%) | 27 (51.9%) | 4.0 (3.0–7.0) | 4.0 (2.0–6.0) | 0.477 |
Abbreviations: POD, postoperative day; TAP, transversus abdominis plane; VAS, visual analog scale.
Note: Data presented as n (%) or median (interquartile range).
↵a Statistically significant difference (P < 0.05).