Table 2. Patient-reported pain rating (Numeric Rating Scale; 0–10/10) and incentive spirometry volumes (milliliters) before and after bedside intercostal nerve cryoneurolysis to treat rib fracture pain.

Patient	Pre-procedure		1 h		8 h		16 h		24 h		Post-procedure pain rating
	Pain rating	IS (mL)	Pain rating	IS (mL)	Pain rating	IS (mL)	Pain rating	IS (mL)	Pain rating	IS (mL)	14 days	30 days
Case 1	8/10	800	0/10	1000	0/10	1250	0/10	1500	0/10	1250
Case 3	8/10	1500	5/10	1500	5/10	2400	5/10	2400	7/10	2300	2/10	1/10
Case 4	10/10	2000	4/10	2100	1/10	1700	6/10	2000	8/10	2100	3/10	4/10
Case 5	7/10	1000	2/10	1200	2/10	1250	4/10	1250	3/10	1500	6/10
Case 6	7/10	1000	2/10	1500	4/10	1500	1/20	2000	0/10	2250	2/10
Median (IQR)	8/10(7/10–8/10)	1000(1000–1500)	2/10(2/10–4/10)	1500(1200–1500)	2/10(1/10–4/10)	1500(1250–1700)	4/10(1/10–5/10)	2000(1500–2000)	3/10(0/10–7/10)	2100(1500–2250)	2.5/10(2/10–3.75/10)	2.5/10(1.75/10–3.25/10)

Missing values indicate loss to follow-up.

fx(s)fracture(s)IQRinterquartile rangeISincentive spirometry