Table (2): Showing the time passed till the need for rescue analgesia and its total dose given in the first 24 hours and the time passed till patients ambulate unaided together with neonatal APGAR score.

Variable Mgso4 + TAP Block Group M (n=20) Dexamethasone + TAP Block
Group D (n=20) 		TAP block + Placebo
Group C (n=20) 		F
P-value 		P1 P2 P3
Time passed till need 1st rescue analgesia (VAS≥5) in hours
Mean ± S.D.		 5.43 ± 0.61 4.99 ± 0.73 4.17 ± 0.64 11.2
0.001*		 0.022* 0.001* 0.001*
Total dose of rescue analgesia (mg)
Mean ± S.D.		 13.29 ± 4.10 16.71 ± 4.64 21.17 ± 6.71 13.52
0.001*		 0.001* 0.001* 0.010*
Time needed to ambulate unaided
Mean ± S.D.		 4.43 ± 0.36 5.38 ± 0.28 6.51 ± 0.31 15.2
0.001*		 0.001* 0.001* 0.001*
APGAR Score
1st Minute
Mean ± S.D.		 8.2 ± 0.83 8.4 ± 0.50 8.25 ± 0.64 4.10
0.121		 0.182 0.061 0.207
5th Minute
Mean ± S.D.		 9.1 ± 0.72 9.4 ± 0.75 8.95 ± 0.83 2.14
0.362		 0.214 0.366 0.080

P1 Comparison between group M and D
P2 comparison between group M and C
P3 comparison between group D and C
F = ANOVA test, p is significant if < 0.05