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. 2017 Dec 1;61(1):42–49. doi: 10.1503/cjs.012616

Table 5.

Degree and location of pain during physical performance on PODs 1, 2, 4 and 7

Pain during physical activity No. (%) of patients
POD-1 (n = 42) POD-2 (n = 39) POD-4 (n = 43) POD-7 (n = 31)
VAS 0–4* 31 (74) 26 (67) 33 (77) 25 (81)
VAS 5–10 11 (26) 13 (33) 10 (23) 6 (19)
Location of pain (primarily) POD-1 (n = 24) POD-2 (n = 28) POD-4 (n = 26) POD-7 (n = 16)
 Abdomen 23 (96) 26 (93) 22 (85) 14 (88)
 Other 1 (4) 2 (7) 4 (15) 2 (13)

POD = postoperative day; VAS = visual analogue scale.

*

No pain to mild pain.

Moderate to severe pain.

Columna lumbalis/cervicalis and lower extremity.