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. 2018 Jun;10(6):3814–3823. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.05.161

Table 5. Maximum acute pain based on treatment at different time points in the group with or without chronic pain.

Postoperative day Pain Resting, n [%] Coughing, n [%]
Chronic pain (−) (n=34) Chronic pain (+) (n=25) P value Chronic pain (−) (n=34) Chronic pain (+) (n=25) P value
0 Mild 3 [9] 1 [4] 0.608
Moderate 3 [9] 4 [16]
Severe 28 [82] 20 [80]
1 Mild 10 [29] 6 [24] 0.786 3 [9] 0 [0] 0.385
Moderate 12 [35] 8 [32] 4 [12] 4 [16]
Severe 12 [35] 11 [44] 27 [79] 21 [84]
2 Mild 19 [56] 10 [40] 0.483 5 [15] 2 [8] 0.616
Moderate 7 [21] 7 [28] 14 [41] 9 [36]
Severe 8 [23] 8 [32] 15 [44] 14 [56]
3 Mild 26 [76] 11 [44] 0.012 13 [38] 6 [24] 0.044
Moderate 8 [24] 11 [44] 15 [44] 7 [28]
Severe 0 [0] 3 [12] 6 [18] 12 [48]
4 Mild 30 [88] 18 [72] 0.243 19 [56] 11 [44] 0.433
Moderate 3 [9] 6 [24] 11 [32] 8 [32]
Severe 1 [3] 1 [4] 4 [12] 6 [24]