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Box and whisker plot for pain intensity at rest and activity measured by numeric rating scale (NRS; 0=no pain and 10=worst imaginable pain) in the first 2 postoperative days. P<0.05 on Day 1 between groups, at rest and on activity. PCA, patient-controlled analgesia; TEA, thoracic epidural analgesia.
