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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pain Manag Nurs. 2019 Sep 4;21(1):72–80. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2019.08.002

Table 3.

Average Daily Pain Scores Reported as Median (IQR), by Group and POD

Pain 24 hours
Median (IQR)		 Pain Day
Median (IQR)		 Pain Night
Median (IQR)
PNCA
 POD 0 1.25 (0.43-2.81) 1.00 (0.00-3.33) 1.33 (0.56-2.69)
 POD 1 1.79 (1.37-2.55) 1.50 (0.66-2.50) 1.80 (1.55-3.00)
 POD 2 2.17 (0.31-2.36) 2.20 (0.33-2.29) 2.00 (0.00-2.75)
 POD 3 1.00 (0.00-2.44) 1.00 (0.00-2.55) 2.28 (1.80- —)
COI
 POD 0 1.67 (0.00-4.42) 2.00 (0.00-3.63) 0.80 (0.00-5.00)
 POD 1 1.083 (0.00-3.18) 1.41 (0.00-3.67) 0.67 (0.00-3.54)
 POD 2 1.83 (0.58-3.42) 1.86 (0.70-3.79) 2.00 (0.00-3.071)
 POD 3 1.25 (0.31-2.45) 1.25 (0.00-2.81) 1.67 (0.00—)

COI = continuous opioid infusion; IQR = interquartile range; PNCA = parent/nurse-controlled analgesia; POD = postoperative day.

Data reported to 2 significant digits.