Table 3.

VAS pain scores pacu, 4, 8, 12 h after surgery for three groups

	Group A (n = 39)	Group B (n = 34)	Group C(n = 38)	P-Value
VAS-R
PACU	1.21 ± 0.80	1.03 ± 0.87	0.84 ± 0.74	0.163
4 h	1.03 ± 0.74	0.97 ± 1.09	0.79 ± 0.66	0.407
8 h	0.85 ± 0.81	1.21 ± 0.83	0.68 ± 0.74	0.088
12 h	0.77 ± 1.01	0.82 ± 0.94	0.66 ± 1.03	0.706
VAS-A
PACU	2.00 ± 1.48	2.50 ± 1.28	3.00 ± 1.54	0.938
4 h	2.59 ± 1.47	2.41 ± 1.46	2.55 ± 1.39	0.733
8 h	2.56 ± 1.46	2.76 ± 1.18	2.61 ± 1.33	0.306
12 h	2.33 ± 1.46	2.59 ± 1.35	2.55 ± 1.12	0.302

The Kruskal-Wallis test was used for the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score. Values are expressed as means ± SDs. Abbreviations: VAS-R, VAS scores at rest, VAS-A, VAS scores during activity