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. 2014 Apr 15;186(7):E213–E223. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.131012

Table 2:

Proportion of patients who rated their worst and average pain on movement during the previous 24 h as moderate to severe* in the first week after surgery

Time after surgery Pain rated as moderate to severe; % (no.) of patients
Worst Average
24 h 85.0 (787/926) 64.0 (593/926)
48 h 86.0 (909/1057) 68.0 (719/1057)
72 h 74.0 (808/1092) 54.0 (590/1092)
Day 7 65.0 (722/1110) 43.0 (477/1110)
*

Rating ≥ 4 out of 10 on standard numerical rating scale.

Data for patients who completed the pain measurements at each point are shown.