Table 3.
Endpoints
| Objective | Baseline | 1-h post
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (range) | Median (range) | p value | Median (range) | p value | Median (range) | p value | Median (range) | p value | |
| Pain score at rest | 6 (1–10) | 4 (0–10) | <0.0001 | 5 (0–10) | 0.005 | 3 (0–9) | 0.0001 | 3 (0–8) | 0.0003 |
| Pain score when swallowing | 9 (2–10) | 6 (0–10) | 0.0006 | 8 (1–10) | 0.014 | 5 (0–10) | 0.0001 | 4 (0–10) | 0.0001 |
| Sleep quality | 5 (0–10) | n/a | n/a | 6 (1–10) | 0.006 | 6.5 (0–9) | 0.019 | 6 (2–10) | 0.034 |
| IV morphine equivalents mg/24 h/pt | 46 (0–242) | n/a | n/a | 34 (0–202) | 0.37 | 26 (1–230) | 0.5 | 24 (0–173) | 0.145 |
| Lidocaine usages/day/patient | 3 (0–5) | n/a | n/a | 2 (0–8) | 0.093 | 2 (0–5) | 0.045 | 1 (0–4) | 0.029 |
n/a not applicable