Table 2. Outcome measures broken down according to surgical discipline.

Outcome measure	General surgery	Orthopedics/ traumatology	Gynecology/ urology	Other
Maximum pain intensity*1	4.1 ± 2.6	4.5 ± 2.7	3.3 ± 2.8	3.9 ± 2.5
Impaired mobility*2	55%	60%	39%	46%
Impaired breathing*2	48%	9%	33%	33%
Impaired sleep*2	27%	36%	21%	34%
Drowsiness as side effect*2	46%	50%	56%	47%
Nausea as side effect*2	23%	17%	21%	22%
Desire for more pain medication*2	12%	16%	9%	9%
Satisfaction*1	12.5±2.5	12.4±2.4	13.0±2.3	12.5±2.7

^*1 Mean and standard deviation on numeric rating scale; ^*2 Percentage of "yes" replies