Table 2. Summary of Pain Scores one Minute Before Through one Hour After the Double-Cuff Tourniquet Removal for the Patients Undergoing Hand Surgery Under IVRB Using the New Technique.
| Time Related to Double- Cuff Tourniquet -Off | 1’ Before | 1’ After | 5’ After | 10’ After | 15’ After | 20’ After | 25’ After | 30’ After | 35’ After | 40’ After | 45’ After | 50’ After | 55’ After | 60’ After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severity of pain numerical rating scale (NRS) | ||||||||||||||
| 0 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 - 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mean NRS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |