Effect of Preoperative Nerve Block on Postthyroidectomy Headache and Cervical Pain: A Randomized Prospective Study
Table 2
Outcome in terms of occurrence of postoperative pain.
Sl number
Group I
Group II
Group III
Significance ( value)
1
Occipital headache (%)
12 hours
12 (48.0)
13 (52.0)
22 (88.0)
0.006
24 hours
09 (36.0)
12 (48.0)
20 (80.0)
0.005†
2
Pain at nape of neck (%)
12 hours
14 (56.0)
16 (64.0)
21 (84.0)
0.092
24 hours
12 (48.0)
17 (68.0)
23 (92.0)
0.003‡
3
Pain at incision site (%)
12 hours
23 (92.0)
24 (96.0)
25 (100.0)
0.353
24 hours
25 (100.0)
24 (96.0)
24 (96.0)
0.598
versus III, ; II versus III, ; and I versus II, ; versus III, ; II versus III, ; and I versus II, . versus III, ; II versus III, ; and I versus II, .
