Effectiveness of Bilateral Superficial Cervical Plexus Block as Part of Postoperative Analgesia for Patients Undergoing Thyroidectomy in Empress Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 4

Comparison of time to first analgesia request and total analgesia consumption between groups.

	Treatment group (BSCPB) (n = 33)	Control group (n = 33)	value
Time to first analgesia request in minutes	360 (530)	180 (295)	0.006
Total analgesia consumption within 24 hours
Tramadol, mg (IV)	0 (50)	100 (125)	0.001
Diclofenac, mg (IM)	75 (75)	75 (75)	0.775

IV: intravenous; IM: intramuscular.