Table 2. VAS/FLACC Pain Scores.
| Control | Block | Catheter | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAS PACU | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 0 | 9 | |||
| 0 | ||||
| Mean | 5.40 | 0.00 | 2.71 | 0.0103 |
| SD | 2.19 | 0.00 | 4.64 | |
| VAS POD 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | ||
| 5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| Mean | 3.48 | 0.41 | 0.71 | 0.004 |
| SD | 1.21 | 0.71 | 1.14 | |
| VAS POD 1 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0 | |
| 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 0.5 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | ||
| 5.3 | 2.9 | 0 | ||
| 0.6 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 0.3 | |||
| Mean | 3.66 | 1.39 | 0.21 | 0.0009 |
| SD | 1.72 | 0.83 | 0.29 | |
| VAS POD 2 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | ||
| 3.2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | 0 | |||
| 0 | ||||
| Mean | 2.18 | 1.05 | 0.09 | 0.0205 |
| SD | 1.23 | 1.15 | 0.23 |
*
This p-value tested the overall significance across intervention (control, block, catheter). Kruskal Wallis test was used.