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. 2023 Mar 19;15(3):e36374. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36374

Table 2. EOSP - Ease of giving sitting position for spinal anesthesia, VAS -Visual analogue score, min - minutes, hrs - hours, Duration of analgesia (median and range).

Parameter Score
EOSP score 3 (2-3)
VAS AT REST   AT 15 DEGREE ELEVATION
PRE-BLOCK 8 (7—9) 9 (8—10)
10 min after block 0 (0—2) 0 (0—2)
6 hrs  0 (0—2) 0 (0—2)
12 hrs 1 (0—3) 2 (0—4)
18 hrs 3 (1—4) 4 (2—4)
24 hrs 4 (2—4) 4 (3—4)
48 hrs 2 (2—4) 4 (3—7)
Duration of analgesia (hours) 18 (16—24)
Cumulative dosage of rescue analgesic for first 48 hours 2 (1-3)
Able to walk with support after 48 hours 55 (56-116)