Table 3.

Descriptive values and comparison results of pain and temperature measurements.

	Group	Period	Mean	SD	Median	Min–Max	IQR	p
VAS	1	Preop	9.2	0.5	9	8	0.3	<0.001
		6 h	6.1	1.2	6	4
		24 h	5	1	5	4	1
		48 h	3.9	0.8	4	2	1.3
	2	Preop	9	0.7	9	8	0.5
		6 h	6.8	1.2	7	5	2
		24 h	5.2	0.7	5	4	0.3
		48 h	4.1	0.7	4	3	0
	3	Preop	8.9	0.8	9	8	1.5
		6 h	8.9	0.3	9	8	0
		24 h	7.2	0.7	7	5	1
		48 h	6.6	0.9	7	4	1
Temperature	1	Preop	25.0	3.3	24.0	14–29	5.25	<0.001
		6 h	26.3	2.3	27.0	23–30	4
		24 h	27.4	2.6	27.5	23–35	4
		48 h	27.2	2.9	28.0	20–31	3.3
	2	Preop	36.0	1.7	27.0	23–30	2
		6 h	27.6	1.3	27.5	25–30	2
		24 h	28.1	1.3	28.0	25–30	2
		48 h	27.8	1.6	28.0	24–31	2
	3	Preop	35.8	0.4	36.0	35–36	0
		6 h	35.9	0.5	36.0	35–37	0
		24 h	35.8	0.9	36.0	34–37	0.5
		48 h	36.5	0.5	36.0	36–37	1

IQR, interquartile range; Max, maximum; Min, minimum; SD, standard deviation; VAS, visual analog scale.