Table 5.

Mean PI-NRS scores in the iodine tampon and Monoject® syringe conditions

Intervention PI- NRS Avg. (SD)	Iodine tampon (N = 44)	Monoject® syringe (N = 43)	p valuea
Day 1	5.22 (2.32)	6.61 (1.70)	0.002
Day 2	4.74 (2.50)	5.84 (1.94)	0.025
Day 3	3.94 (2.58)	5.40 (1.78)	0.003
Day 4	3.16 (2.41)	4.69 (1.91)	0.002
Day 5	2.73 (2.41)	3.56 (2.14)	0.093
Day 6	2.14 (2.26)	3.02 (2.33)	0.075
Day 7	1.41 (2.08)	2.12 (2.10)	0.116

^ap value from independent t-test for differences in mean PI-NRS scores for 7 post-operative days between the iodine tampon and Monoject® syringe conditions