Efficacy of Bilateral Transversus Abdominis Plane and Ilioinguinal-Iliohypogastric Nerve Blocks for Postcaesarean Delivery Pain Relief under Spinal Anesthesia

Table 1

Sociodemographic and other characteristics of study participants from April 1 to May 30, 2017, in Northwest Ethiopia.

Character	TAP (n = 51)	II-IH (n = 51)	value
Age (years)	27.27 ± 2.88	26.69 ± 1.79	0.219
Height (meter)	1.67 ± 0.04	1.65 ± 0.04	0.077
Weight (kg)	63.10 ± 7.69	64.88 ± 9.45	0.299
BMI (kg/m^2)	22.63 ± 2.01	23.29 ± 2.97	0.192
ASA I	40 (78.51%)	39 (76.34%)	0.814
ASA II	11 (21.56%)	12 (23.52 %)
Parity
Nulliparous	28 (54.90%)	27 (52.90%)	0.843
Multiparous	23 (45.09%)	24 (47.05%)
Number of previous c/s
0	39 (76.47%)	38 (74.50%)
1	11 (21.56%)	9 (17.64%)	0.529
2	1 (1.96%)	3 (5.88%)
3	0 (0%)	1 (1.96%)
Level of sensory block
T6-T4	7 (13.72%)	8 (15.68%)	0.780
T7-T10	44 (86.27%)	43 (84.31%)
Duration of surgery (min)	45.29 ± 9.24	48.33 ± 7.85	0.077