Table 4.

Postoperative pain score at coughing (VASc) (mean ± SD).

	Group C	Group P	P value
Postoperative 1st hour	4.95 ± 2.01β	3.15 ± 1.22	0.007
Postoperative 2nd hour	4.40 ± 2.08α	2.55 ± 1.14	0.004
Postoperative 4th hour	3.50 ± 1.76*	2.20 ± 0.95	0.009
Postoperative 6th hour	2.55 ± 1.31	2.10 ± 1.48	0.192
Postoperative 12th hour	2.20 ± 1.54	1.40 ± 0.94	0.108
Postoperative 24th hour	1.60 ± 1.18	1.05 ± 1.05	0.121

^βWhen VASr scores at 1st postoperative hour in Group C were compared with those in Group P.

^αWhen VASr scores at 2nd postoperative hour in Group C were compared with those in Group P.

*When VASr scores at 4th postoperative hour in Group C were compared with those in Group P.