Table 4.
Pain score data between the groups.
| Pain scores between groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | K | Total | P value | |
| (N = 18) | (N = 17) | (N = 34) | ||
| Avg. pain score 0–12 hours | 0.16131 | |||
| N | 18 | 17 | 35 | |
| Mean (SD) | 4.4 (1.5) | 3.4 (2.2) | 3.9 (1.9) | |
| Range | (2.0–7.0) | (0.0–7.4) | (0.0–7.4) | |
| Difference (95% CI) | 1.0 (–0.3, 2.3) | |||
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| Avg. pain score 12–24 hours | 0.05851 | |||
| N | 18 | 17 | 35 | |
| Mean (SD) | 3.7 (1.3) | 2.6 (1.9) | 3.1 (1.7) | |
| Range | (1.4–7.2) | (0.0–6.9) | (0.0–7.2) | |
| Difference (95% CI) | 1.1 (0, 2.2) | |||
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| Avg. pain score 24–48 hours∗ | 0.25591 | |||
| N | 17 | 16 | 33 | |
| Mean (SD) | 3.8 (1.4) | 3.1 (1.9) | 3.4 (1.7) | |
| Range | (1.0–6.4) | (0.0–6.6) | (0.0–6.6) | |
| Difference (95% CI) | 0.7 (−0.4, 1.8) | |||
1Chi-square. 2Equal variance t-test. Avg.: average and CI: confidence interval. ∗1 patient from each group was discharged early so this value was not obtained in 2 patients.