[Table/Fig-3]:
Respiratory and heart rate during the study,
| Pain Scale | Stage | Honey alone | Honey 50% | Diphenhy-dramine | Placebo | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart (b/m)* | Before surgery | 86.2 ± 6.1 | 83.8 ± 3.2 | 84.1 ± 3.7 | 86.5 ± 5.1 | 0.053 |
| Immediately after surgery | 86.7 ± 6.5 | 83.9 ± 3.3 | 84.2 ± 3.9 | 87.5 ± 8.5 | 0.047 | |
| 3 hours after surgery | 87.8 ± 5.2 | 84.1 ± 2.5 | 85.8 ± 3.6 | 85.9 ± 7.7 | 0.056 | |
| 6 hours after surgery | 86.8 ± 5.5 | 83.9 ± 2.7 | 85.1 ± 3.7 | 86.5 ± 7.9 | 0.132 | |
| 12 hours after surgery | 86.8 ± 5.4 | 83.3 ± 2.9 | 84.5 ± 4.3 | 86.3 ± 7.6 | 0.049 | |
| 24 hours after surgery | 86.7 ± 5.1 | 83.3 ± 2.6 | 85.1 ± 3.6 | 86.4 ± 7.7 | 0.052 | |
| Respi-ratory (br/m)** | Before surgery | 23.2 ± 2.7 | 21.5 ± 1.5 | 21.1 ± 1.6 | 21.7 ± 1.9 | 0.001 |
| Immediately after surgery | 23 ± 2.5 | 21.3 ± 1.4 | 22.2 ± 1.6 | 22.2 ± 2 | 0.001 | |
| 3 hours after surgery | 22.9 ± 2.8 | 21.5 ± 1.4 | 22.1 ± 2.5 | 22.2 ± 2 | 0.117 | |
| 6 hours after surgery | 22.1 ± 1.9 | 21.1 ± 1.3 | 22 ± 2.7 | 21.7 ± 2.1 | 0.234 | |
| 12 hours after surgery | 22.3 ± 2.6 | 20.9 ± 1 | 21.9 ± 2.5 | 21.9 ± 1.5 | 0.059 | |
| 24 hours after surgery | 22.5 ± 2.7 | 20.9 ± 1 | 21.7 ± 2.6 | 21.5 ± 1.8 | 0.029 |
* beats / minute, ** breaths / minute