Table VI.

SAS score and VAS pain scores compared between the two groups.

Item	DEX group (n=53)	Saline group (n=53)	P-value
SAS score at 1 day before surgery	49.54±8.67	51.66±8.68	0.208
SAS score at 7 days after surgery	39.13±4.48	43.77±7.77	<0.001
VAS pain score at rest on the 1st day after surgery	0.02±0.14	0.11±0.32	0.048
VAS pain score during movement on the 1st day after surgery	1.96±0.19	2.08±0.27	0.013
VAS pain score at rest on the 3rd day after surgery	0.07±0.26	0.13±0.39	0.373
VAS pain score during movement on the 3rd day after surgery	2.94±0.23	3.04±0.19	0.025

Values are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. DEX, dexmedetomidine; VAS, visual analogue scale; SAS, self-anxiety scale.