Table 5.
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.