Table 5.
Postoperative patient pain between groups
| Variables | Group | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Mb (n=53) | Group Hb + i (n=51) | Group Hb (n=53) | Group effect | Time effect | Interaction effect | |
| VAS at rest | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.140 | |||
| 8 a.m. 1st day postsurgery | 26.0±15.6 | 17.1±12.1*# | 29.5±16.1 | |||
| 8 p.m. 1st day postsurgery | 15.2±12.5 | 7.7±9.3*# | 19.0±14.4 | |||
| 8 a.m. 2nd day postsurgery | 7.7±9.3 | 3.9±7.0*# | 10.3±10.5 | |||
| VAS on cough | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.854 | |||
| 8 a.m. 1st day postsurgery | 52.2±14.9 | 42.8±15.2*# | 55.1±15.0 | |||
| 8 p.m. 1st day postsurgery | 42.3±13.7 | 33.8±10.9*# | 45.5±14.0 | |||
| 8 a.m. 2nd day postsurgery | 36.0±13.9 | 25.4±10.3*# | 36.5±14.1 | |||
Notes: *P<0.05 in comparison with Group Mb; #P<0.05 in comparison with Group Hb. P<0.05 indicated a significant difference.