Table 2.

Comparison of activity pain, maximum pain, minimum pain and pain management satisfaction between the different anesthetic groups: mean values, standard deviation and their significance levels.

		Spinal		Spinal & Peripheral		General & Spinal		General & Peripheral
		Activity pain	4.3 ± 2.7	Activity pain	4.4 ± 2.3	Activity pain	4.0 ± 2.2	Activity pain	3.9 ± 2.5
		Maximum pain	5.3 ± 2.9	Maximum pain	5.8 ± 2.6	Maximum pain	5.1 ± 2.5	Maximum pain	4.9 ± 2.7
		Minimum pain	1.8 ± 1.9	Minimum pain	2.0 ± 1.8	Minimum pain	1.7 ± 1.6	Minimum pain	1.6 ± 1.7
		Pain management satisfaction	8.0 ± 1.9	Pain management satisfaction	8.0 ± 2.0	Pain management satisfaction	8.1 ± 1.8	Pain management satisfaction	8.4 ± 1.8
General
Activity pain	4.6 ± 2.4	p = 0.012		p = 0.655		p < 0.001		p < 0.001
Maximum pain	5.4 ± 2.4	p = 1.0		p < 0.001		p = 0.169		p < 0.001
Minimum pain	2.3 ± 1.9	p < 0.001		p < 0.001		p < 0.001		p < 0.001
Pain management satisfaction	8.0 ± 1.9	p = 1.0		p = 1.0		p = 1.0		p < 0.001
Spinal
Activity pain	4.3 ± 2.7			p = 1.0		p = 0.063		p < 0.001
Maximum pain	5.3 ± 2.9			p < 0.001		p = 1.0		p < 0.001
Minimum pain	1.8 ± 1.9			P = 0.413		p = 0.389		p = 0.001
Pain management satisfaction	8.0 ± 1.9			p = 1.0		p = 1.0		p < 0.001
Spinal & Peripheral
Activity pain	4.4 ± 2.3					p = 0.003		p < 0.001
Maximum pain	5.8 ± 2.6					p < 0.001		p < 0.001
Minimum pain	2.0 ± 1.8					p = 0.002		p < 0.001
Pain management satisfaction	8.0 ± 2.0					p = 0.463		p < 0.001
General & Spinal
Activity pain	4.0 ± 2.2							p = 1.0
Maximum pain	5.1 ± 2.5							p = 1.0
Minimum pain	1.7 ± 1.6							p = 1.0
Pain management satisfaction	8.1 ± 1.8							p = 0.007