Table 3.

Pain distribution of patients in two groups studied

Pain	Group I	Group II	Total	% Difference
Post-operative day 1
Mild pain	10 (33.3%)	0 (0%)	10 (16.7%)	− 16.6%
Moderate pain	19 (63.3%)	23 (76.7%)	42 (70%)	6.6%
Severe pain	1 (3.3%)	7 (23.3%)	8 (13.3%)	10.0%
Post-operative day 2
Mild pain	28 (93.3%)	20 (66.7%)	48 (80%)	− 13.3%
Moderate pain	2 (6.7%)	9 (30%)	11 (18.3%)	11.6%
Severe pain	0 (0%)	1 (3.3%)	1 (1.7%)	1.7%
Post-operative day 3
Mild pain	29 (96.7%)	20 (66.7%)	49 (81.7%)	− 15.0%
Moderate pain	0 (0%)	10 (33.3%)	10 (16.7%)	16.7%
Severe pain	1 (3.3%)	0 (0%)	1 (1.7%)	− 1.6%
Total	30 (100%)	30 (100%)	60 (100%)	–