Table 4.
Pain intensity at six and twelve hours after surgery and postoperative Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 between the study and control groups.
| Pain Intensity (0–10) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Group (n = 45) | Control Group (n = 45) | |||
| Before surgery | mean ± SD | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 1 |
| Median (quartiles) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | P | |
| After 6 h | mean ± SD | 4 ± 2.08 | 5.38 ± 2.16 | 0.003 |
| Median (quartiles) | 4 (2–5) | 6 (4–7) | P | |
| After 12 h | mean ± SD | 4.31 ± 1.99 | 5.11 ± 1.87 | 0.053 |
| Median (quartiles) | 5 (3–6) | 5 (4–6) | P | |
| 1 day | mean ± SD | 3.29 ± 1.87 | 4.49 ± 1.96 | 0.006 |
| Median (quartiles) | 4 (2–4) | 5 (3–6) | NP | |
| 2 days | mean ± SD | 2.87 ± 1.6 | 3.64 ± 1.98 | 0.077 |
| Median (quartiles) | 3 (2–4) | 4 (2–5) | NP | |
| 3 days | mean ± SD | 2.13 ± 1.59 | 2.91 ± 1.99 | 0.039 |
| Median (quartiles) | 2 (1–3) | 3 (1–4) | NP | |
| 4 days | mean ± SD | 1.82 ± 1.56 | 2.47 ± 1.89 | 0.096 |
| Median (quartiles) | 2 (1–2) | 2 (1–4) | NP | |
| 5 days | mean ± SD | 1.4 ± 1.45 | 1.98 ± 1.84 | 0.169 |
| Median (quartiles) | 1 (0–2) | 2 (0–3) | NP | |
| 6 days | mean ± SD | 1.07 ± 1.29 | 1.47 ± 1.46 | 0.178 |
| Median (quartiles) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–3) | NP | |
| 7 days | mean ± SD | 0.58 ± 0.75 | 1.11 ± 1.35 | 0.123 |
| Median (quartiles) | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–2) | NP | |
Explanations: p-statistical significance, P—normal distribution in groups, Student’s t-test; NP—non-normality of distribution in groups, Mann–Whitney test, n—number of patients, SD—standard deviation.