Table 3.

Pain levels and satisfaction with pain treatment before (Survey 1) and after (Survey 2) implementation of QMS. Data presented as mean (lower and upper 95% confidence intervals); VRS, visual rating scale

Intensities of pain (VRS-11)	Survey 1 (n=269)	Survey 2 (n=251)	P
Maximal pain
Day after surgery	6.0 (5.7–6.3)	4.6 (4.3–4.9)	<0.0001
Day of discharge	5.8 (5.5–6.1)	4.7 (4.4–4.9)	<0.0001
Minimal pain
Day after surgery	1.7 (1.5–1.9)	1.3 (1.1–1.4)	0.004
Day of discharge	1.5 (1.3–1.7)	0.6 (0.5–0.8)	<0.0001
Pain at rest right now
Day after surgery	1.9 (1.7–2.1)	1.6 (1.4–1.7)	0.04
Day of discharge	1.1 (0.9–1.2)	0.5 (0.4–0.6)	<0.0001
Pain on movement right now
Day after surgery	4.9 (4.6–5.2)	3.6 (3.3–3.8)	<0.0001
Day of discharge	2.7 (2.5–2.9)	1.6 (1.5–1.8)	<0.0001
Satisfaction with pain treatment (VRS-5)
Day after surgery	1.8 (1.7–1.9)	1.6 (1.5–1.8)	0.001
Day of discharge	1.8 (1.7–1.9)	1.5 (1.4–1.6)	0.005