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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: The preoperative-TEA group demonstrated significantly reduced pain scores at 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48 hours at rest (p = 0. 001, p = 0. 002, p = 0. 004, p = < 0. 001, p = 0. 006, and p = 0. 001, respectively) and at 4, 8, 12, 24, 48 hours on coughing (p = 0. 001, p = 0. 001, p = 0. 001, p = 0. 001, p = 0. 004, respectively), and a significant reduction in epidural fentanyl consumption (208. 6 + / - 49. 3 mL, versus 260 + / - 28. 8 mL, p = 0. 001).