Table 3: Comparison of postoperative variables between groups.

Variables	Group 1	Group 2	p Value
	General Anesthesia + HTEA (n=32)	General Anesthesia (n=24)
VAS for pain
4th postoperative hour	4.09±1.83	6.50±1.53	<0.001
6th postoperative hour	3.71±1.85	6.62±1.55	<0.001
9th postoperative hour	2.93±1.54	5.83±1.40	<0.001
12thpostoperative hour	2.50±1.19	4.41±1.97	<0.001
Number of patients with VAS > 4
4th postoperative hour	14 (43.8%)	21 (87.5%)	<0.001
6th postoperative hour	12 (37.5%)	22 (91.7%)	<0.001
9th postoperative hour	6 (18.8%)	19 (79.2%)	<0.001
12thpostoperative hour	2 (6.3%)	11 (45.8%)	<0.001