Table 1.
Comparison of pain scores by VAS at days 1, 3, 7, 14 between cold dissection, monopolar–bipolar dissection and coblator dissection
| EVA | Cold dissection (n = 35) | Monopolar–bipolar dissection (n = 41) | Coblator dissection (n = 27) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| χ (range) | SD | χ (range) | SD | χ (range) | SD | ||
| Day 1 | 4.31 (0.8–8.2) | 2.13 | 4.02 (0.5–7.6) | 1.99 | 5.5 (2.4–10) | 2.08 | 0.014 |
| Day 3 | 6.07 (2–9.4) | 2.33 | 6.12 (2–9.6) | 2.34 | 6.47 (4–9.2) | 2 | 0.758 |
| Day 7 | 5.1 (0.6–10) | 2.72 | 5.58 (0.5–9.3) | 2.39 | 5.07 (1.9–10) | 2.16 | 0.608 |
| Day 14 | 1.48 (0.2–2.5) | 1.34 | 1.6 (0–5.2) | 1.32 | 1.52 (0.1–3.8) | 1.18 | 0.919 |
Χ, mean; SD, standard deviation